by Danielle Bonadies | Sep 29, 2016 | Genetic Journal
October 2018 Update from Joanna Rudnick Twenty-eight years ago, Mary-Claire King discovered BRCA1 and its connection to familial breast cancer. Seventeen years ago, I learned I was BRCA1+. Ten years ago, my personal film on being BRCA+ and falling into the brave new...
by Danielle Bonadies | Aug 24, 2016 | Genetic Journal
On Monday night we held a Tweetchat with our amazing co-hosts Georgia Hurst and Amy Byer Shainman and special guest Erica Ramos, Genetic Counselor at Illumina and President-Elect of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. Here are highlights from the exciting...
by Danielle Bonadies | May 17, 2016 | Genetic Journal
Last Updated: January 8, 2019 This article is part of a series built to highlight rare hereditary cancer syndromes. Here’s one woman’s story of living with MUTYH-Associated polyposis (MAP). Genetic Counseling Note: MUTYH is a cancer...
by Danielle Bonadies | May 14, 2016 | Genetic Journal
It’s been three years since Angelina Jolie announced to the world she carries a BRCA1 mutation and had a prophylactic double mastectomy to lower her risks of developing breast cancer. Below genetic counselors reflect on the impact she has made by sharing her...
by Danielle Bonadies | May 14, 2016 | Genetic Journal
It’s been three years since Angelina Jolie announced to the world she carries a BRCA1 mutation and had a prophylactic double mastectomy to lower her risks of developing breast cancer. Below advocates reflect on the impact she has made by sharing her story and...