{"id":261,"date":"2020-08-06T11:28:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T15:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightersideofcancer.com\/?p=261"},"modified":"2020-08-06T11:28:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T15:28:35","slug":"using-genetic-testing-for-cancer-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightersideofcancer.com\/using-genetic-testing-for-cancer-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Genetic Testing For Cancer Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"261\" class=\"elementor elementor-261\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50c2d00a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50c2d00a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fa04e20\" data-id=\"6fa04e20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ccc65d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5ccc65d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=GavC_g584TU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc1d0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bc1d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a young mom, Stephanie Shephard was diagnosed with breast cancer. Stephanie chose to complete genetic testing to help determine whether she might be at risk for other types of cancer, as well as whether her family might have a greater risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48dd0410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"48dd0410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"234\" class=\"elementor elementor-234\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e33749 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e33749\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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