Cancer Genetic Counselors Report Practice Changes After AMP vs. Myriad Court Decision

6.16.2017

Cancer Genetic Counselors Report Practice Changes After AMP vs. Myriad Court Decision
Genome Web April 25, 2017
Genetic counselors in the cancer field experienced changes to their practice soon after a Supreme Court ruling that effectively expanded the types of genetic tests available for assessing

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Why Thousands Of Women Might Be Getting Unnecessary Mastectomies

6.16.2017

Why Thousands Of Women Might Be Getting Unnecessary Mastectomies
Women’s HealthTracy MiddeltonApril 24, 2017
Genetic testing, once the realm of science fiction, has come so far that millions of physicians, and their patients, use it to help inform complicated medical decisions. But a new study in th

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I revisited my23andMe DNA test results that can now tell you’re at an increased risk of diseases – here’s what it’s like

6.16.2017

I revisited my23andMe DNA test results that can now tell you’re at an increased risk of diseases – here’s what it’s like
Business Insider Lydia Ramsey April 18, 2017
Back in 2015, I decided to send my spit to 23andMe, the personal genetics company that sells direct-to-consumer tests.

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All in the Family: Discussing Screenings and Preventative Surgery for Inherited Cancers

6.16.2017

When Kerri Murphy was 32, she underwent genetic testing for Lynch syndrome — a hereditary disorder that’s caused by a mutation in any of five genes that predisposes

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MTHFR: Hope or Hype?

4.17.2017

MTHFR: Hope or Hype?

Genome WebSpring 2017

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A New CRISPR Breakthrough Could Lead to Simpler, Cheaper Disease Diagnosis

4.17.2017

A New CRISPR Breakthrough Could Lead to Simpler, Cheaper Disease Diagnosis
The Washington PostJoel AchenbachApril 13, 2017
The controversial laboratory tool known as CRISPR may have found a whole new world to conquer. Already the favored method of editing genes, CRISPR could soon become a low-cost d

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Misunderstood Gene Tests may Lead to Unnecessary Mastectomies

4.17.2017

Misunderstood Gene Tests may Lead to Unnecessary Mastectomies
U.S. News and World ReportDennis ThompsonApril 12, 2017
Close to half of breast cancer patients who chose to have a double mastectomy after genetic testing didn't actually have the gene mutations known to raise the risk of additional canc

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Defend the Right to Protect Genetic Information

4.17.2017

Defend the Right to Protect Genetic Information
The Seattle TimesMary-Claire King and Tana SennApril 12, 2017
OUR friend Julie died of ovarian cancer several years ago. In her wake she left family and friends heartbroken, but also angry, because her death was completely unnecessary.

While Julie bea

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Genetic Testing Might not Cure Everything that Ails America. So What?

4.17.2017

Genetic Testing Might not Cure Everything that Ails America. So What?
ReasonsMike RiggsApril 10, 2017
Genetic testing company 23andMe received FDA approval this month to resume telling customers about their predisposition to various syndromes and illnesses. Reason's Ronald Bailey, a longtime 23and

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North Carolina Dad and Two Sons Receieve Same Heartbreaking Cancer Diagnosis

4.17.2017

North Carolina Dad and Two Sons Receieve Same Heartbreaking Cancer Diagnosis
Fox NewsApril 12, 2017
North Carolina brothers Preston and Parker Jackson were both diagnosed with the same devastating pancreatic cancer as their father, Wayne Jackson, within just a few weeks of each other in 2016.

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