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Cancer Genetics
September 7, 2021

A Few of My Favorite Things: Men Wearing Pink and Thinking about Genetic Testing

Like the song suggests, many people consider “raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens” a few of their favorite things. For me, I have some year-round favorites (my family, friends and 2-year-old golden retriever, Butterbear), but many of my favorite things are almost always associated with October: the autumn season,…
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October 17, 2019

Uptake of Services Among Patients Referred for Hereditary Cancer Genetic Counseling

By Gordon, ES, Fine CA, Swope B, Meyers L, Weissman SM, Bailey J, Fan A, Jordan E, LeLuyer B, Rope AF, Shabazz H, and Bleyl SB Recent studies have found that despite clear guidelines, patients are under referred for genetic counseling for hereditary cancer risks (Childrers et al 2017). However…
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Cancer Genetics
September 7, 2018

Ovarian Cancer – What Women (and Men) Need to Know

Since I’m a genetic counselor, lots of people ask me random questions about genetics and genealogy. For instance, I recently had a long conversation about the elusive concept of a relative “once removed.” These conversations are fun—after all, I’m in this profession because I love talking genetics. But then there…
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