Stomach cancer previvor: Why I promote genetic testing
In 2008, my eldest sister died of stomach cancer. She was only 31. But her California doctor told our family we were “lucky,” because this particular type of cancer was extremely rare and not hereditary.
You can imagine how surprised we all were when my mom was diagnosed with stomach cancer 15 years later — and her doctor asked why none of us had ever undergone genetic testing.
That comment prompted the rest of us to get...
