by Danielle Bonadies | Oct 18, 2024 | Genetic Journal
Kathleen Valverde, PhD, LCGC, is probably best known for her role as the program director of the University of Pennsylvania (previously Arcadia University) Genetic Counseling Programs since 2004. However, her impact extends beyond this role. She is the principal...
by Danielle Bonadies | Sep 15, 2024 | Genetic Journal
You may know Sara Pirzadeh-Miller in her role as the Director of the Cancer Genetics Program at UT Southwestern (UTSW), or as the President Elect of NSGC … but do you know her as a trail blazer and champion in genetic counseling reimbursement?? I interviewed Sara...
by Danielle Bonadies | Mar 22, 2024 | Genetic Journal
BRCA-Related Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer syndrome is a hereditary cancer syndrome caused by pathogenic variants in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. It results in increased risk for breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancers and possibly melanoma. Experts believe...
by Danielle Bonadies | Nov 14, 2022 | Genetic Journal
Pancreatic cancer is relatively uncommon, with a lifetime risk of ~1.5% for individuals in the United States. For the majority of pancreatic cancers, the cause is unknown and there is no known family history of the disease. In these circumstances, a cancer is...
by Danielle Bonadies | Sep 1, 2022 | Genetic Journal
Less than 3% of cancer in women is ovarian in nature, but ovarian cancer accounts for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most common type of ovarian cancer, accounting for 85-90% of ovarian cancers....
