Posts Tagged ‘prostate cancer’
VUS Reclassified to Suspected Deleterious: When Genetic Counseling Updates Become Lifesaving
Mary Ellen always knew that her family history included cancer. Her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in her fifties and died in her sixties. Early-onset breast cancer, prostate cancer, and possible ovarian cancers were seen in aunts, uncles, and cousins. So, it was not surprising that Mary Ellen’s sister was referred for genetic counseling…
Read MoreWhat You Need To Know About New NCCN Guideline Updates
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) provides guidelines to help determine who should have genetic testing for hereditary cancers and how individuals should be followed after testing. They recently published updates to these guidelines that we’ve summarized below. The full guidelines can be found here. We’ve also previously published a list of risk factors, that if…
Read MorePodcast: Real Men Get Genetic Counseling
Last Updated May 30, 2019 In this podcast we hear from Devin, a healthy 30-year-old male who underwent genetic testing and counseling and his late 20s. Since it’s fairly rare for a young healthy male to go through this process, Devin shared why he made the decision and how it has affected his life. Devin’s…
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