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If you or a loved one was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, did you have biomarker testing?

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kewl1

I checked No for biomarker because I never heard that word before and am quite ceratin I never had it prior to treatmant. However AFTER my operation etc I had GENETIC testing to see if I had the gene to pass it on. Not sure if this is the same thing.

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Nicole_GCCAPartner in reply to kewl1

Thanks for taking the poll! Biomarker testing is sometimes refered to as molecular or genetic testing.

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Suerevs

I had not heard of the term biomarker testing before however yes I did have genetic tests

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Tatty10

No nothing was ever discussed about biomarker testing, but I have had genetic testing for melanoma which I’ve had and now I have passed on the gene to my daughter

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Nicole_GCCAPartner in reply to Tatty10

Do you know which genetic marker you have?

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Tatty10 in reply to Nicole_GCCA

Yes it’s CDKN2A I was worried in case there was a connection between my melanoma and the bowel cancer my daughter has the gene also and has 2 melanomas removed.