EXCLUSIVE Olivia Munn's doctor reveals the quick online test that flagged her cancer - and urges people in their 20s to take it READ MORE: Is THIS what's causing mystery rise in young people's cancers ? By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:09 BST, 23 May 2024 | Updated: 19:14 BST, 23 May 2024 e-mail View comments With rates of cancer soaring among young people, oncologists are pleading with Americans to stay on top of their risk using simple tests that can be done at home. The test that saved the life of actress Olivia Munn , who was recently given a shocking breast cancer diagnosis at age 43, is called the risk assessment tool, according to her gynecologist, eminent OBGYN Dr Thais Aliabadi.
Speaking at Fortune's Summit on cancer in young people this week, Dr Aliabadi said it is used by oncologists nationwide, and is recommended for some that are too young to be considered for mammograms. While an inherited gene mutation is often considered the most important driver of early-onset cancer, experts increasingly warn that a collection of other factors that can strongly determine risk. This includes a woman’s age during her first menstrual period, age at the time of the birth of a first child, and family history of breast cancer.
FIND DETAILS OF HOW TO DO THE TEST BELOW Olivia Munn has revealed she was diagnosed with luminal B breast cancer last year - having undergone four surgeries in the last 10 months. She credited her OBGYN (here) for .
