Ellen Matloff to Speak on Panel at FDA Genetic Testing Workshop

Ellen Matloff to Speak on Panel at FDA Genetic Testing Workshop

We are excited to announce that our President and CEO Ellen Matloff has been invited to be a panelist at the FDA's upcoming March 2 public workshop titled “Patient and Medical Professional Perspectives on the Return of Genetic Test Results.” She will speak on Panel...

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Affordable Access to a New Genetic Test for Cancer

Affordable Access to a New Genetic Test for Cancer

A few short years ago, I had no clue how fast things would change for the Previvor Community when I wrote this post about the need for smarter options to screen for, to treat, and to prevent cancer. Times are changing fast for...

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Genetic Counselors Expect Resurgence of Jolie Effect

Genetic Counselors Expect Resurgence of Jolie Effect

Angelina Jolie Pitt's decision to have her ovaries surgically removed, which the actress and director detailed in The New York Times on March 24, was justified by her family history of breast and ovarian cancer as well as the discovery that she carries a gene mutation...

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Nature: Genetic Counselors Expect Resurgence of Jolie Effect

Nature: Genetic Counselors Expect Resurgence of Jolie Effect

Ellen T. Matloff, My Gene Counsel President and CEO, was featured in Nature last week discussing how misinterpreted results of genetic testing for cancer risk can result in unnecessary surgery. This story follow's Angelina Jolie Pitt's disclosure that she recently...

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