Re: A good artical on genetic testing

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hi ruth ,

ineteresting article thanks for sending it, can we ask for this test, due to

the fact i do not know family history would the doctors still do it??? of do we

have to have a known family history before it is considered???

ruthiema36 wrote:

pros and cons

http://www.y-me.org/information/concerned_about_breast_cancer/gene_testing.php

Ruth

[Guest guest]

hi ruth ,

ineteresting article thanks for sending it, can we ask for this test, due to

the fact i do not know family history would the doctors still do it??? of do we

have to have a known family history before it is considered???

ruthiema36 wrote:

pros and cons

http://www.y-me.org/information/concerned_about_breast_cancer/gene_testing.php

Ruth

[Guest guest]

hi ruth ,

ineteresting article thanks for sending it, can we ask for this test, due to

the fact i do not know family history would the doctors still do it??? of do we

have to have a known family history before it is considered???

ruthiema36 wrote:

pros and cons

http://www.y-me.org/information/concerned_about_breast_cancer/gene_testing.php

Ruth

[Guest guest]

Just my thoughts on the matter. If I had no family history, or was

older when I got BC I would not ask for the test. According to the

article less than 10% of BC is genetically related. The

descrimination issues, if the test were positive, could cause a lot of

problems re employment and insurance.

Ruth

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[Guest guest]

Just my thoughts on the matter. If I had no family history, or was

older when I got BC I would not ask for the test. According to the

article less than 10% of BC is genetically related. The

descrimination issues, if the test were positive, could cause a lot of

problems re employment and insurance.

Ruth

> pros and cons

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http://www.y-me.org/information/concerned_about_breast_cancer/gene_testing.php

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[Guest guest]

Just my thoughts on the matter. If I had no family history, or was

older when I got BC I would not ask for the test. According to the

article less than 10% of BC is genetically related. The

descrimination issues, if the test were positive, could cause a lot of

problems re employment and insurance.

Ruth

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http://www.y-me.org/information/concerned_about_breast_cancer/gene_testing.php

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[Guest guest]

thanks ruth,

just curious

ruthiema36 wrote:

Just my thoughts on the matter. If I had no family history, or was

older when I got BC I would not ask for the test. According to the

article less than 10% of BC is genetically related. The

descrimination issues, if the test were positive, could cause a lot of

problems re employment and insurance.

Ruth

> pros and cons

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http://www.y-me.org/information/concerned_about_breast_cancer/gene_testing.php

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[Guest guest]

Ruth:

Just a question why would there be a problem with re-employment? Health

questions are protected information .

Selena

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[Guest guest]

If you read your rights under HIPA you will see that your information

is not as private as you would like. I feel that that document poses

more questions than it answers regarding our " protected information " .

Ruth

PS Any health care provider is supposed to inform you of your HIPA

rights and you are entitled to a written copy. If you have not

requested one, please do so.

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> Just a question why would there be a problem with re-employment?

Health questions are protected information .

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[Guest guest]

I agree tha HIPPA does pose quite a few questions but are you saying that

potential employers can get acess to that information inleiu of an offer of

employment?

Selena

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[Guest guest]

Selena,

When I said Re employment I meant it in a differemt contex I should

have put a colon after the Re: Under some circumstamces your current

employer can have access to sensitive information. Hippa provides nil

in respect to protecting our medical privacy. If some one wants

access they can probably come up with a " valid " reason they should

have it. Yes, this is the cynic speaking!

Ruth

PS Computerizing those records is only going to compromize privacy

more. I was a computer tech and know the holes in any system. Feel

the same way about voting machines that depend on the internet. There

is not enough security to keep out those determined to get in.

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> I agree tha HIPPA does pose quite a few questions but are you

saying that potential employers can get acess to that information

inleiu of an offer of employment?

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[Guest guest]

Ruth,

My, my you are a cynic..If my current employer were to access my health

information and use it to my determent in a " willful, arbitrary, or capricious, "

manner they could be sued under the The Privacy Act of 1974 , 5 U.S.C. § 552a.

The lawyer I worked for worked in the area of Social Security Disability and we

had to have appropriate documents to access medical records of our clients. I

personally have never trusted computerized records the total dependence on them

is disastrous. Must say my cynical friend there is nonthing funnier than lawyers

crying when the system crashes.(evil tempermential lot lawyers lol) Thankfully

there's still paper files. Thank-you for answering my question and hearing my

opinion.

Selena

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Selena,

When I said Re employment I meant it in a differemt contex I should

have put a colon after the Re: Under some circumstamces your current

employer can have access to sensitive information. Hippa provides nil

in respect to protecting our medical privacy. If some one wants

access they can probably come up with a " valid " reason they should

have it. Yes, this is the cynic speaking!

Ruth

PS Computerizing those records is only going to compromize privacy

more. I was a computer tech and know the holes in any system. Feel

the same way about voting machines that depend on the internet. There

is not enough security to keep out those determined to get in.

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