article_snippet: Yesterday, the Mail published a poignant photograph of actress Angelina Jolie's family, showing how cancer has claimed the lives of many of her relatives, including her mother, aunt and grandmother.
article_snippet: After my cousin was diagnosed at the age of 40, the rest of that side of my dad's family went for genetic testing. '
article_snippet: many women and some doctors don't recognise the importance of a pattern of cancers on many women and some doctors 's side, so denying many women and some doctors the opportunity for gene testing to clarify many women and some doctors level of risk.'
article_snippet: , London says it's crucial people are aware of any history of cancer in crucial people family. '
article_snippet: If you're in any doubt about the implications of a pattern of cancers in your family, discuss you're in any doubt about the implications of a pattern of cancers in your family with your GP.
article_snippet: you're in any doubt about the implications of a pattern of cancers in your family can refer you for genetic testing.'
article_snippet: your GP put your GP on a waiting list to have genetic testing.
article_snippet: But when the gene counsellor said I had the defective gene, I began to cry.
article_snippet: A report published a few months ago in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found more widespread genetic testing for cancer-causing mutations would save lives and reduce the amount spent on treating cancers.