Cancer Genetic Counseling

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.

Cancer Genetic Counseling

Survey: Genetic Counseling Leads Some Patients to Cheaper BRCA Tests

The Truth about Public Genetic Databases

Don’t Deny our Active Military Life-Saving Genetic Services

Don’t Do It, AMA

Article Concluding the Majority of Breast Surgeons Provide Adequate Genetic Counseling Demonstrates the Opposite

Geneticists on Both Coasts Issue “Call to Action” On Need to Share DNA Data

Choosing a BRCA Genetic Testing Laboratory: A Patient-Centric and Ethical Call to Action for Clinicians and Payers

Genetic Testing Lab Position Statement

After 23andMe, Another Personal Genetics Firm Is Charged with False Advertising

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Finds Benefit in Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer for Small Group of High-Risk Women