On Wednesday, 25 entrepreneurs from around the country are in Stamford, Connecticut, for a competition. By day’s end, a few will walk share $135,000 to take their business to the next level. Their road to get there has been most unusual. The women actually...
We are thrilled to be selected as a participant in UberPITCH! Update 11/1/16: We have been selected a semifinalist to compete in the pitch-off at The Stamford Innovation Center on November 16th! UberPITCH provides opportunities for entrepreneurs and self-starters by...
Genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer risk is cheaper and easier than ever. But just because a test is available doesn’t mean everyone should get it. To read the full article, click here.
Our President/CEO shares her genetic counseling expertise in a recent article, “Advocacy group anecdotes present one-sided picture of genetic testing for breast cancer,” highlighting the point that patients who have Jewish ancestry warrant genetic testing...
Cancer kept Angel Moses busy. Before even completing the five-year treatment for breast cancer after she was diagnosed in 2003, the disease recurred in the original breast and a new cancer developed in the other. The Chicago resident first found she had the disease...
My Gene Counsel’s Ellen Matloff stresses the importance of understanding that men who carry BRCA mutations have an increased risk for developing cancers associated with the mutation and can pass this mutation onto their children.
