THE CANCER GENETIC COUNSELING BLOG PROVIDES THE LATEST GENETIC COUNSELING AND TESTING INFORMATION SO PEOPLE AT INCREASED RISK FOR HEREDITARY CANCER CAN MAKE INFORMED MEDICAL DECISIONS. THESE INTERVENTIONS CAN HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON A PERSON'S LIFE BY ALLOWING THEM TO TAILOR THEIR HEALTH CARE AND REDUCE THEIR RISK OF DEVELOPING CANCER. THE BLOG DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF YALE CANCER CENTER LEADERSHIP OR FACULTY, BUT IS WRITTEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer
The Chelcun Family has created this incredible resource to help spread awareness about hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC). Based on their risks to develop stomach cancer, several family members pursued prophylactic total gastrectomies (removal of their stomachs) – and in each case, pathology revealed the presence of undetected cancer. Learn more about their story and HDGC at their website by clicking on the above light blue link.