Who Would Benefit from a Hereditary Cancer Test?

1

A person with a strong family history of certain types of cancer

Testing can see if they carry a gene mutation that increases their risk. If they do have an inherited mutation, they might want to have screening tests to look for cancer early, or even take steps to try to lower their risk.

2

A person already diagnosed with cancer

This is especially recommended if there are other factors to suggest the cancer might have been caused by an inherited mutation (such as a strong family history, if the cancer was diagnosed at a young age). Genetic testing might show if the person has a higher risk of developing cancer. It can also help other family members decide if they want to be tested for the mutation.

3

Family members of a person known to have an inherited gene mutation that increases their risk of cancer

Testing can help them know if they need screening tests to look for cancer early, or if they should take steps to try to lower their risk.

Hereditary Oncology Panel Best Practices

New York Approved?

Preferred Specimen

2 mL whole blood in a purple-top EDTA tube (K2EDTA or K3EDTA)

Alternate Specimens

Saliva
Buccal swab
gDNA

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How to Ship Your Samples

Follow IATA Regulations

Please note that Psomagen sample collection kits are built to protect the samples from being damaged during transport and to comply with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulation. If you are using packaging other than that provided by Psomagen, please make sure to follow the "three layers of packaging" rule to avoid the risk of having the package destroyed by the courier:

A primary sample receptacle sealed (collection tube).
A leak-proof specimen bag containing absorbent material.
An outer packaging that meets the local postal regulations and is labeled as “Exempt Human Specimen.”

For more information please refer to page 187 of IATA Dangerous Goods Regulation.

Additional Shipment Requirements

For saliva, ship at room temperature (overnight shipping is not necessary).

For blood, we recommend using overnight shipping the same day that the blood is collected.

Blood can be kept at room temperature for up to 48 hours.
We request that blood is refrigerated no longer than two weeks.
Please do not freeze blood as deletion/duplication analysis is not supported for frozen or partially frozen blood.

Please ship the specimen in a crush-proof container via FedEx Priority Overnight (in accordance with the FedEx Packaging Guidelines for Clinical Samples.

Our US Shipping Address

Attn: Clinical Laboratory Testing Personnel
Psomagen Inc.
1330 Piccard Drive, Ste 103
Rockville, MD 20850

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