Ellen Matloff, MS, CGC is a certified genetic counselor and the President and CEO of My Gene Counsel, a digital health company that provides scalable, updating genetic counseling solutions. Matloff founded the Yale Cancer Genetic Counseling program, served as its...
An oncologist referred an endometrial cancer patient to a genetic counselor because she was diagnosed at a young age – before age 50. The patient had already undergone surgical treatment before the oncologist referred her to a genetic counselor. After taking a...
This weekend, Chris Evert tweeted that she was diagnosed with early-stage (Stage 1C) ovarian cancer, which is associated with an outstanding survival rate. This news is especially good because most people diagnosed with ovarian cancer are diagnosed at stage III or IV,...
A recent New York Times investigation found that many non-invasive prenatal tests often incorrectly give positive results for a number of rare genetic conditions, but geneticists say the article did not distinguish between screening and diagnostic tests. At his...
On January 1, The New York Times published an article, “When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong,” followed by a discussion with the author on their popular podcast, The Daily, entitled, “An Investigation into Flawed...
A woman in her 20s was concerned about her risk for breast cancer because her mother had previously had it. She saw a medical oncologist and wanted to be tested to see if she had inherited any pathogenic genetic variants that could increase her risk for developing...
