by Danielle Bonadies | Nov 21, 2023 | Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology, News
During a routine gynecogical appointment, a young woman reported that her paternal grandmother, was diagnosed with early-onset breast cancer and still living. Based on this family history, the gynecologist ordered a genetic testing that included multiple genes to...
by Danielle Bonadies | Sep 6, 2023 | Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology, News
A 51-year-old female pursued genetic testing because she thought her mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 30. After the testing was ordered by the patient’s gynecologist, the patient realized her mother actually had cervical cancer, not ovarian. The test...
by Danielle Bonadies | May 20, 2023 | Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology, News
A doctor told a 59-year-old patient that she may have Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL) due to a personal history of polyps and family history of gastrointestinal cancers. The patient met with a genetic counselor, who determined the patient did not have any features...
by Danielle Bonadies | Jan 23, 2023 | Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology, News
A patient diagnosed with metastatic, poorly differentiated, stage IIIB invasive ductal, triple-negative breast cancer was not given pre- or post-test genetic counseling before undergoing genetic testing. After seeing another surgeon for bilateral mastectomy, the...
by Danielle Bonadies | Oct 12, 2022 | Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology, News
A woman with a history of breast cancer and a family history of pancreatic cancer was diagnosed with Cushing’s disease. She was referred to a genetic counselor who found that the patient had a TP53 variant associated with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) that had been...
