FDA Updates Recommendation Against Ovarian Cancer Screening

FDA Updates Recommendation Against Ovarian Cancer Screening

The FDA released a statement yesterday recommending against the use of ovarian cancer screening methods for healthy women that are seeking screening proactively. The statement has important implications for BRCA, Lynch syndrome, BRIP1, RAD51C, and RAD51D mutation...

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Hereditary Cancer 101: What You Need To Know

Hereditary Cancer 101: What You Need To Know

On Monday night we held a Tweetchat with our amazing co-hosts Georgia Hurst and Amy Byer Shainman and special guest Erica Ramos, Genetic Counselor at Illumina and President-Elect of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.  Here are highlights from the exciting...

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Trailblazing Genetic Counselors: Episode 1

Trailblazing Genetic Counselors: Episode 1

This is the first installment in our new series, “Trailblazing Genetic Counselors”, in which we highlight genetic counselors who are pioneers in the field. Genetic counselors are health professionals with specialized graduate degrees and experience in the areas of...

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HeForShe for Gender Equality

HeForShe for Gender Equality

Updated April 1, 2019 HeForShe launched in 2014 with the initial aim to mobilize one million men to commit to accelerate the achievement of gender equality. Men, you ask? Yes, men! As of April 2019, more than two billion have committed. The movement was created by UN...

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Recessive Mutations in MSH3 Found to Cause Colon Cancer

Recessive Mutations in MSH3 Found to Cause Colon Cancer

A research team at the University of Bonn in Germany has published a new study regarding  a mismatch repair gene called MSH3.  This discovery is unique in that MSH3 is 1) inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern and 2) causes the development of multiple...

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Women in Science: Remembering Henrietta Lacks

Women in Science: Remembering Henrietta Lacks

Updated August 2020 HeLa cells are human cells that became the first and most commonly used human cell line. They are cells that are live and reproduce in a test tube. HeLa cells have generated breakthroughs in cell biology, drug discovery, and the understanding of human disease.

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Beyond BRCA: FAP

Beyond BRCA: FAP

This article is part of a series created to highlight rare hereditary cancer syndromes. Here's Kevin's story of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP).  Genetic Counseling Note: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) is an hereditary cancer syndrome that results...

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GINA and Wellness Programs

GINA and Wellness Programs

All rights reserved by SS&SS  via Fickr Updated May 3, 2019 GINA, or the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, is a set of policies that surround how an employer or insurance company can and cannot handle its clients' or employees’ genetic information. It...

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Cancer Moonshot 2016

Cancer Moonshot 2016

June 29th, 2016 was Cancer Moonshot day. Over 270 summits across the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam were held. These events initiated the conversation and collaboration between scientists, advocates, researchers, physicians, genetic counselors, politicians,...

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