by user | Oct 3, 2019 | All, BRCA, Family History, Genetic Counseling, Insurance, Prevention
BRCA-Related Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer syndrome, previously known as Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome (HBOC), is a well-known hereditary cancer syndrome characterized by increased risk for breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancers and possibly...
by user | Nov 19, 2018 | All, Family History, Prevention
Last Updated May 30, 2019 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...
by My Gene Counsel | Oct 24, 2018 | BRCA, Cancer Previvor, Direct to Consumer, Family History, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Patient Stories, Press, Prevention
October has been a very busy month for My Gene Counsel! Our BRCA1 and BRCA2 product line officially launched last week and consumers may now sign up! We were invited to attend the Genetic Health Information Network Summit in Nashville, TN earlier in the month. Our...
by user | Oct 3, 2018 | BRCA, Cancer Previvor, Family History, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Media, Media section, Prevention
Our President/CEO, Ellen Matloff, was a guest host on Australian Genetic Counselor Matthew Burgess’s podcast, Demystifying Genetics, for a Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Awareness-themed episode. Patient advocates join Matthew later in the program to share...
by user | Oct 1, 2018 | BRCA, Cancer Previvor, Family History, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Media, Media section, Patient Stories, Prevention
In a special edition of the CURE Talks Cancer podcast, our President/CEO, Ellen Matloff, and the founder of Proactive Genes, Shannon Pulaski, were guests to help kick off National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week and Previvor Day. In this episode,...
by user | May 14, 2018 | BRCA, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Prevention
It’s been five years since Angelina Jolie announced to the world she carries a BRCA1 mutation and had a prophylactic double mastectomy to lower her risks of developing breast cancer. Below genetic counselors reflect on the impact she has made by sharing her...
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