According to the results of a study by The University of Manchester, published in the journal Genetics in Medicine, the simple test could help to better identify the risk of breast cancer in women, potentially allowing them to take steps to prepare themselves for breast cancer, such as mammograms or taking a different medication.
The study looked at nearly 2,500 women, 644 of whom went on to develop breast cancer over 10 years.
It found that alongside information already used to calculate risk, such as breast density and weight, the saliva test, which measures over 300 genetic differences, was able to accurately predict a higher risk of breast cancer in a little under 50 percent of people who went on to develop the disease.
With current NHS procedures, many women would not have been able to find out about this higher risk of cancer.
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