GENETIC JOURNAL
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The Days of Cookie Cutter Medicine Are Over
Geneticists have long had visions of a future in which medicine would be customized based on each individual's genetic makeup. But the reality of tailoring treatment based on genetic testing has been a complex, expensive and ethically grey area, and science,...
Podcast: Genetic Counseling for Survivors
In the weeks leading up to National Cancer Survivors Day on June 7th we will be bringing you powerful stories of survivorship. One thing that has unfortunately become clear as genetic testing becomes more common place is that genetic counseling, a crucial step in the...
Do I Need Genetic Counseling and Testing for Melanoma?
The majority of melanomas are likely a combination of environmental and sporadic factors. However, approximately 10% of all melanomas are inherited. Could the melanoma in my family be hereditary? These factors increase the likelihood that melanoma is hereditary: Some...
Video: We All Have a Stake in Personalized Medicine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYY9X0_0B9o In the last year or so you have probably heard the terms personalized medicine or precision medicine. Recently, the medical community has shifted the way it conducts research in order to move away from...
Personalized Medicine – My Gene Counsel
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Tips For Having Sex After Oophorectomy, Hysterectomy
A major issue for female cancer previvors and survivors that have undergone an oophorectomy or hysterectomy is sex following surgery. And as you may expect, it’s an issue that patients and clinicians don’t always know how to talk about or address. This...
The Colon Cancer Podcast: Lynch Syndrome and Genetic Testing and Counseling
In this episode of The Colon Cancer Podcast, Ellen T. Matloff joins Georgia Hurst to discuss the role that genetic testing and counseling can play in Lynch Syndrome management. Host Lee Silverstein, a stage 4 colon cancer survivor, adds his own personal experience...
Powerful Patient Radio: A Discussion on Genetic Counseling Today
Earlier this month, Ellen T. Matloff sat down with Joyce Graff of Powerful Patient Radio to discuss the latest in the field of genetic testing today and the role My Gene Counsel will fill moving forward. Listen to the full interview here.
For $249, Shouldn’t We All Have the Cancer Gene Panel?
Color Genomics just announced that for a mere $249 they are offering genetic testing for a panel of genes that will include BRCA1, BRCA2 and 17 other genes associated with cancer risk. Considering that the lead competitor in this space offers their cancer gene panel...