Check out Dr. Laura Esserman on  KQED"s Forum discussing the FDA approval of an at home test for the breast cancer.

The FDA has approved a screening test for the breast cancer gene that women will soon be able to order without consulting a doctor. But some geneticists fear the new test will give people a false sense of security. We'll discuss screening methodology and a University of California study that compares the accuracy of genetic tests to mammograms for predicting breast cancer risk.