In keeping with our Valentine’s Day theme, we are focusing on sexuality in cancer survivors and previvors. Did you know that there are specialists in this area who can help you (and your partner) to get back in the groove? Here are some tips on vaginal dryness from...
Last week, we learned that a 36-year-old woman from Oregon had genetic testing and was told she carried a mutation in a gene called MLH1 that causes Lynch syndrome. According to a lawsuit filed by the woman, she was apparently informed that she was at elevated risk to...
On Monday afternoon we held a tweetchat, #GenCSM, with our amazing co-hosts Georgia Hurst and Amy Byer Shainman and special guest Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD. Sid is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, and his...
June 29th, 2016 was Cancer Moonshot day. Over 270 summits across the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam were held. These events initiated the conversation and collaboration between scientists, advocates, researchers, physicians, genetic counselors, politicians,...
Updated May 30, 2019 National Cancer Survivors Day is June 2, 2019. To celebrate, we have compiled quotes from cancer survivors and families to educate and inspire others. “I’ve always viewed my family history and genetic information as another tool – knowledge is...
