In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other cancers, including ovarian cancer .

Prior to learning that she had the mutation, she underwent a mammogram and a sonogram, both of which showed normal results. Jill learned she had breast cancer after receiving her genetic testing results and undergoing a breast MRI in preparation for what she thought was a preventative double mastectomy.

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“Had I taken it earlier, I wouldn’t have had to go through endless surgeries and chemotherapy and radiation ,” Jill tells TODAY.com. “Genetic testing is power, not something

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