XXXXXXXXXXwords The decision about whether or not to screen for a condition can be quite controversial. However, even in the case of noncontroversial screening programs, such as blood pressure...

Genetic screening for Breast or Prostate cancer: Pros and Cons
Cancer may be defined as; an ailment which can originate because of abnormal
proliferation of cells. Though, there might be several factors responsible for development of such
life-threatening condition, but out of these, hereditary factors can be called major one.
Hereditary or familial cancers may arise in such individuals which carry faulty gene (s) inherited
from their parents, and can also pass on the same to their offspring (Kauff et al., 2002).
The tragedy of such individuals is as; they consist of a copy of defective gene in every
cell therefore; they have a considerably high probability to develop cancer at any stage of their
life. For instance, if a female carries a defective BRCA1 gene then she might have 85 % risk of
developing breast cancer and a 65 % risk for ovarian cancer. In the same way, from 5% to 10%
of prostate cancer cases in males might occur owing to presence of high-risk inherited genetic
factors or...