article_snippet: But when the opportunity arose to have genetic screening to find out if my DNA was flawed, this question merely triggered more: how would I cope if my DNA turned out prostate cancer was a near certainty?
article_snippet: I booked an appointment with the hospital’s genetic counsellor, Vicki Kiesel.
article_snippet: I opted to have screening for every gene we so far know about that can trigger
article_snippet: 12 genes in total — and went to have the blood taken.
article_snippet: Knowing that you have certain genetic faults doesn’t always mean there’s any action you can take,’ says a spokesman.
article_snippet: We’ve looked at the 12 genes and the 12 genes’re all normal.
article_snippet: Later, though, I reminded Dr McKee that this only puts me back to similar levels of cancer risk to anyone else and that I might still have a cancer-causing gene we don’t yet know about.