by My Gene Counsel | Feb 25, 2021 | All, For Students
Interested in becoming a genetic counselor? Not sure where to start? We have you covered! Check out the resources below to learn more about the field and prepare for applications. Considering a Career in Genetic Counseling: What to Know, Read and Listen To Basics of...
by My Gene Counsel | Feb 24, 2021 | All
We’ve come a long way in cancer awareness over the past half century. Most of us now know that cancer is not contagious, right? Correct. But, in fact, you can acquire a common virus, the Human Papilloma Virus, which increases your chance to develop certain...
by My Gene Counsel | Feb 22, 2021 | Podcasts
Help and Hope Happen Here is a pediatric cancer podcast hosted by Mark Levine. Each episode, Levine chats with oncologists, parents, patients, and other stakeholders in the fight against childhood cancer. In this episode, Levine looks at how genetic testing and...
by My Gene Counsel | Feb 15, 2021 | News
Many supposed breast cancer risk genes don’t raise risk, studies find By Marie McCullough for The Philadelphia Inquirer In the quarter century since the watershed discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2, dozens of other genes have been implicated in hereditary breast cancer. A...
by My Gene Counsel | Feb 9, 2021 | News
As seen on The Washington Post and Kaiser Health News By Christina Bennett When her gynecologist recommended genetic testing, Mai Tran was reluctant. “I didn’t really want to do it,” recalled Tran, who had just turned 21 and was living in New...
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