Oncogenetics: Calculation of the Eisinger score
Before doing the test
Many genetic tests provide information relating to the health of individuals or that of their family. For some people, because of their heredity, the risk of developing a particular cancer is greater than for others. However, genetic risk should not be confused with fatality. It is the risk that is transmitted and not the cancer. The calculation of the Eisinger score only gives an indication of the need or not to consult an oncogenetics specialist in order to possibly search for a genetic mutation.
After performing the test (Result):
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If the Eisinger score is less than 3 and your patient is over 50, she is eligible for the organized screening program.
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If the Eisinger score is equal to or greater than 3, the patient's level of risk will be assessed according to her family tree and her age, during an oncogenetics consultation. Depending on the results of this first step, the oncogeneticist can consider genetic research. At the end of the oncogenetics consultation and/or the search for mutations, the specialist will recommend an appropriate follow-up depending on your risk, which can be considered high or very high.
For the Eisinger score, the calculation of the family risk makes it possible to assess the need for an oncogenetic consultation. The quotation must be carried out and added up independently for each maternal and paternal family branch,whatever the degree of kinship. The scores of the two branches are not cumulative.