School has ended, but that doesn’t mean kids’ learning should! Summer vacation provides an opportunity for kids to further explore topics of interest, such as those in STEM fields. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics....
Last Updated June 15, 2022 True or false? Men don’t need genetic testing since only women can have a hereditary risk to develop cancer. Answer: FALSE. The notion that men cannot have hereditary cancer mutations that put them at increased risk to develop cancer is just...
Photo Credit: Urology Care Foundation Updated: March 5, 2019 In Part 1 of this series on hereditary kidney cancer, we introduced red flags that increase the likelihood of a hereditary predisposition to kidney cancer. In this post, we review six hereditary cancer...
If you are a cancer survivor and a candidate for genetic testing (based on your personal or family history of disease), here are the top five reasons you should consider genetic testing: Genetic testing could help you reduce your risk for developing a new cancer in...
In mid-March 2020, the United States was hit with the Covid-19 pandemic and, for many of us, the world shut down. While we were worried about washing our hands, wiping down our grocery purchases, and avoiding a deadly virus, 32-year-old Caitlin had something else on...
