Cancer Screening and Pharmacy (PGX) Screening through Genetic Testing

Mike Terry from Senior Healthcare Screening visits us in studio to discuss testing for cancer through our genes and how to find out what medications we can and can't metabolize. "Our cancer screening will provide comprehensive reports of genetic variants and risk factors. Utilizing your findings from our test results you will be able to formulate a treatment protocol to address any negative findings. Awareness of one’s risk factors allows you as a patient along with your physicians to take a proactive, rather than reactive approach to managing identified risks," reports Mike. "Drug-gene testing, also called pharmacogenomics or pharmacogenetics, is the study of how your genes affect your body's response to medications." These tests are available at no cost to folks with Medicare. Hosted by Melissa Sprouse Browne, the Senior Smart Show is brought to you by Foundation Mortgage, the Senior Living Guide and South Carolina Realty.