Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
Ellen Matloff Quoted in GenomeWeb Article on Barriers to In-Person Genetic Counseling
People around the US, regardless of whether they live in a large city or a remote village, can now order genetic tests online to learn their inherited risks for serious diseases, such as cancer. But what do individuals do after they learn their risks? How do they find experts who can help them understand their…
Read MorePrecision Oncology News Features My Gene Counsel’s New Report on Genetic Testing Errors
Errors in the ordering and interpretation of genetic tests for cancer, as well as in communicating results, are continuing to occur, and a newly published report highlighting some of these errors suggests that the nature of the mistakes are reflective of the rapid growth in the market — particularly with next-generation sequencing panels — and…
Read MoreEllen Matloff’s Forbes Article: Genetic Testing Unleashed – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
I’m a certified genetic counselor and I’ve witnessed the great benefits that can be realized with genetic testing. Genetic testing can help individuals and their clinicians determine if they are at higher risk to develop the cancer, cardiac disease, or other genetic conditions that afflicted generations of their family members.
Read MoreFaces of Genetic Counseling: Hallie Andrew
In the blog series, “Faces of Genetic Counseling,” we highlight genetic counselors who come from diverse backgrounds and serve as representatives and advocates within their field. In our latest interview, we had the opportunity to speak with Hallie Andrew, MS, a genetic counselor at Children’s National, who shared with us her unconventional route to becoming…
Read MoreFaces of Genetic Counseling: Nick Little
In the blog series, “Faces of Genetic Counseling,” we highlight genetic counselors who come from diverse backgrounds and serve as representatives and advocates within their field. We had the opportunity to speak with Nick Little, MS, a recent graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Nick was one of just 12 graduates –…
Read MoreFaces of Genetic Counseling: Fatima Amir
In the blog series, “Faces of Genetic Counseling,” we highlight genetic counselors who come from diverse backgrounds and serve as representatives and advocates within their field. We had the opportunity to speak with Fatima Amir, MS, LCGC, a genetic counselor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, who works closely with adult cancer patients across…
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