Most cancer is not hereditary. Approximately 80% of cancer is not inherited and is instead caused by a combination of factors, including aging, obesity, and environmental factors. So, who should be concerned about hereditary cancer? If one or more of the following red...
A major component of the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI), announced by President Obama in January, is the PMI Cohort Program (PMI-CP) – a new research cohort of a million or more volunteer participants. This research cohort will help to expand our knowledge and...
Last week we held a Tweet Chat with our amazing co-hosts Georgia Hurst and Amy Byer Shainman, special guest Sharlene Hesse-Biber, PhD and host Ambry Genetics to discuss a very important issue in genetic testing: Who...