The Utility of the Myriad myRisk Hereditary Cancer Test

Clinical Pearls

Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH, vice president, Clinical Affairs, Preventive Care, Myriad Genetics, discusses the Myriad myRisk Hereditary Cancer^TMTest.

• MyRisk is a genetic test that looks for mutations in 25 genes that are known to be associated with significantly elevated risk for cancer
• There are eight major cancers the test can detect, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, melanoma, and endometrial cancer.
• The test allows physicians to increase the rate of detection for individuals that have mutations or who have hereditary cancer syndromes