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Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: BRCA1-Positive Patient Told Paternal Cancer Risk Unimportant
In the summer of 2019, a genetic counselor at an academic healthcare facility saw a 39-year-old African American woman who had been recently diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. A mammogram and subsequent biopsy of the lump she had felt on her left breast turned out to be triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive type of tumor…
Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: BRCA1-Positive Breast Cancer Patient Told She’s Negative
A 57-year-old woman with breast cancer was referred by her surgeon to see a genetic counselor because this was her second breast cancer diagnosis. Three years earlier, this patient had been tested for inherited pathogenic variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes associated with increased risk of breast, ovarian, and other cancers. Although the patient reported…
Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Forged Genetic Test Report Leads to Incorrect Management
A 24-year-old woman came to see a genetic counselor to discuss her inherited risk for breast cancer. She claimed she had undergone genetic testing at age 16 due to a strong history of breast cancers on her mother’s side of the family and had a pathogenic variant in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene; she…
My Gene Counsel Quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer
Many supposed breast cancer risk genes don’t raise risk, studies find By Marie McCullough for The Philadelphia Inquirer In the quarter century since the watershed discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2, dozens of other genes have been implicated in hereditary breast cancer. A...
My Gene Counsel Quoted in Washington Post and Kaiser Health News
As seen on The Washington Post and Kaiser Health News By Christina Bennett When her gynecologist recommended genetic testing, Mai Tran was reluctant. "I didn't really want to do it," recalled Tran, who had just turned 21 and was living in New York, "but she kept...
Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Peutz-Jeghers Misdiagnosis Causes Medical, Family Confusion
Twenty years ago, a 45-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of breast cancer went to see a dermatologist, who noted hyperpigmentation of her lips. The dermatologist clinically diagnosed her as having Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), a rare genetic condition that often starts with characteristic benign polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and increases the risk of breast…
Press Releases
New White Paper from My Gene Counsel Releases Data on Frequency of Medical Guideline Revisions and Offers Solutions for Keeping Patients and Providers Informed
Genomic updates are critical to harness the power of precision medicine NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) OCTOBER 16, 2019 My Gene Counsel, a digital health company that provides personalized, easy-to-understand, web-based genetic counseling information, has published a...
My Gene Counsel Releases New Reports on 23andMe Findings
Digital health company provides guidance to people with genetic variants for MUTYH, FH, and Parkinson's. NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) JULY 23, 2019 My Gene Counsel, a digital health company that provides personalized, easy-to-understand web-based genetic counseling,...
My Gene Counsel Offers Personalized Genetic Counseling Reports for Those With Positive Alzheimer’s Gene Test Result
Digital health company provides answers and guidance to help people with positive APOE result. NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) JUNE 04, 2019 My Gene Counsel, a digital health company that provides personalized, easy-to-understand, web-based genetic counseling, today...
My Gene Counsel Positioned to Foster Responsible Return of Results, per Recent ASHG and ACMG Guidelines
The digital genetic counseling company has an automated, scalable, and cost-effective way of recontacting patients. NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) MAY 07, 2019 My Gene Counsel, a digital health company that provides personalized, easy-to-understand genetic counseling...
My Gene Counsel and Ambry Genetics Join Forces to Bridge the Gap Between Direct-to-Consumer Testing and Medical-Grade Genetic Testing
The One-Stop Solution will allow direct-to-consumer kit users to confirm their hereditary cancer results. NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) MARCH 18, 2019 My Gene Counsel, a digital health company that provides personalized, easy-to-understand genetic testing...
My Gene Counsel Launches Cardiovascular Content for February’s Heart Awareness Month
The digital genetic counseling company expands its coverage to hereditary cardiovascular content. NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 01, 2019 My Gene Counsel ("mGC"), a digital resource for genetic information, announced today that the company has extended its...
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Q&A With a Genetic Counselor
On Thursday, March 25, 2021, Ellen Matloff, certified genetic counselor and President and CEO of My Gene Counsel, participated in a free virtual screening of the documentary film, "Cracking Your Genetic Code." Following the film, Matloff sat down for a discussion and...
NNLM Reading Club Presents: Resurrection Lily
In this one-hour national webinar, hosted by the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) and the All of Us Research Program, Amy Byer Shainman discusses her memoir, Resurrection Lily: The BRCA Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the...
Help and Hope Happen Here: A Pediatric Cancer Podcast
Help and Hope Happen Here is a pediatric cancer podcast hosted by Mark Levine. Each episode, Levine chats with oncologists, parents, patients, and other stakeholders in the fight against childhood cancer. In this episode, Levine looks at how genetic testing and...
My Gene Counsel’s Virtual Genetic Counseling Case Conference January 2021
Given the rapid and numerous developments in the field of genetics, there is a growing need for genetic counselors in nearly every area of medicine, as well as a need for students that represent all of us. This includes people of color, men, members of the LGBTQIA+...
Genetic Counseling: What Physicians Need To Know
There are few areas in healthcare more promising than genetics. As genetic testing becomes a more integral part of routine care, it is vital that physicians understand the best way to communicate the findings accurately and compassionately with patients. Enter genetic...
CURE Talks Cancer: Knowing Your Hereditary Risk
In 2010, history was made when a Congressional resolution was passed to declare the first ever National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week and National Previvor Day to raise awareness about hereditary cancer. Millions of people carry an inherited mutation or...