> There is an at-home DNA test, which I won't advertise,

why not? A word of mouth recommendation is the best form of endorsement (if you have no affiliation with said product).

Theres no way to prove you don't have an endorsement with the product on the internet. Jesus man.

It's a shame the good work the scientists accomplished at those companies has basically been burned by the product people trying to increase profitability.

I have a lump on my leg and the doctor said it's probably a lympoma but I'm still concerned after reading this. Is there anything I can do at home to test?

No, you can't.

An at-home DNA test doesn't test whether you have cancer* - it tests your chances of getting one over your lifetime.

For some people, for example, there will be an 80% chance to get breast cancer during their lifetime, and they should start checking themselves often.

* One exception is a colon cancer test - you can send (apologies) a swab of your poop to test it for mutated DNA that is present if you already have early colon cancer.

See another doctor. Have a biopsy. Don’t stuff around with genetic tests, as they’re not going to give you the information you want in this situation (whether you have a cancer rather than whether you’re likely to develop one).

I had the same thing. Got it removed. Fortunately was nothing.

Seek second or more opinions. Hard lesson I learned a few years ago is just because it’s a “professional” advice doesn’t mean it’s good/best advice. So now on with doctors, lawyers, other “specialty professionals” I don’t blindly accept one guy’s call.

Wtf is the test? annoying post...

I'm guessing it is 23andMe.

Especially if your parents, or others upstream, died from it before a certain age...