Sue Friedman is the Founder and the Executive Director of FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered, a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancers. Sue has been a well-known leader in...
A gynecologist ordered genetic testing for a 16-year-old girl with an unspecified breast finding and a limited family history of cancer. Genetic testing detected a variant of unknown significance (VUS) in BRCA2. Since this patient had this breast finding, a...
Ellen Matloff, president and CEO of My Gene Counsel, has been described as an advocate and a visionary for her work in the field of genetic testing. “She’s an advocate for patients, for genetic counselors, her team, and her community. She deeply cares for...
In the second installment of PhenoTips Speaker Series, thought leader and decorated patient advocate Ellen Matloff discusses the evolving role genetic counselors play in precision medicine as genetic testing increases in frequency and accessibility. Genetic testing,...
Given the rapid and numerous developments in the field of genetics, there is a growing need for genetic counselors in nearly every area of medicine, as well as a need for students that represent all of us. This includes people of color, men, members of the LGBTQIA+...