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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jane Kirby

Cancer gene test to be offered to thousands of people with Jewish ancestry

Thousands of people with Jewish ancestry are to be offered a genetic test owing to their higher risk of some cancers.

NHS England is rolling out a national BRCA gene testing programme to pick up changes that push up cancer risk, with anyone over 18 with Jewish ancestry offered a simple saliva test.

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