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The Medical Side Effect We Must Stop Ignoring: Financial Toxicity

The Medical Side Effect We Must Stop Ignoring: Financial Toxicity

by Caitlin Kingsley | Mar 11, 2022 | News

A few months ago, two sisters published an essay in The New York Times about their genetic testing journey, which started because their mother was found to have a mutation in one of the BRCA genes. People who have a mutation in one of the BRCA genes are at increased...
National Cancer Prevention Day: What Can You Do To Dial Down Your Cancer Risks?

National Cancer Prevention Day: What Can You Do To Dial Down Your Cancer Risks?

by Caitlin Kingsley | Feb 2, 2021 | Genetic Journal

The things you do every day CAN make a difference when it comes to cancer prevention. It all comes down to making healthy choices and avoiding things that are known to cause cancer. Consider these tips to reduce your risk: 1. Screen Certain health screening tests can...
Assuming All Labs Are Equal Gives False Reassurance of Risk

Assuming All Labs Are Equal Gives False Reassurance of Risk

by Caitlin Kingsley | Aug 6, 2020 | Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology, News

An oncologist began seeing a new patient – a woman who had previously had breast cancer, received genetic testing, and reported having a family history of cancer and Cowden syndrome. Based on this information, the oncologist referred her for genetic counseling. The...
All in the Family: Discussing Screenings and Preventative Surgery for Inherited Cancers

All in the Family: Discussing Screenings and Preventative Surgery for Inherited Cancers

by Caitlin Kingsley | Apr 17, 2017 | Genetic Journal

When Kerri Murphy was 32, she underwent genetic testing for Lynch syndrome — a hereditary disorder that’s caused by a mutation in any of five genes that predisposes those who have it to several cancers. Her sister had tested positive for Lynch syndrome, and because...
TweetChat: Lynch Syndrome and Other Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes

TweetChat: Lynch Syndrome and Other Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes

by Caitlin Kingsley | Apr 3, 2017 | Genetic Journal

To conclude Lynch Syndrome and Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we held a tweetchat, #GenCSM, with our phenomenal co-hosts Georgia Hurst and Amy Byer Shainman and special guest Heather Hampel, MS, LGC. Hampel is a genetic counselor at The Ohio State University...
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