A recent study among women with early-stage breast cancer revealed that many female cancer survivors who meet guidelines for genetic counseling and testing for inherited cancer do not receive it. These findings underscore the need for better access to genetic counseling and testing to support patients and their families. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/3MkeM2o Reference: Katz, …
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Nov 01
Language barriers should never prevent people from accessing essential information in the field of healthcare. To fill the gap caused by the lack of Spanish-speaking genetic counselors, our team developed a web-based genetic education tool 馃К A study among 41 Spanish-speaking found that viewing the tool significantly increased knowledge and feeling informed and empowered to …
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Nov 01
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A recent randomized controlled trial among 107 BRCA1/2 carriers, which included ICARE participants, evaluated the effectiveness of a behavioral phone intervention delivered by genetic counselors on the uptake of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. Women who received the intervention had significantly lower decisional conflict and higher knowledge after one year, and at the two year mark, nearly 54% …
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Findings from a recent study: Risk factors for metachronous colorectal cancer included a history of colorectal polyps and having an MLH1 or MSH2 mutation, while protective factors included female sex and extended surgical resection. This highlights the importance of genetic testing and counseling for Lynch syndrome prior to surgery, which can influence surgical strategy and …
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Komen Scholar, ICARE Founder and Clinical Geneticist, Dr. Tuya Pal, was recently interviewed for the Komen Blog. In the interview, Dr. Pal discusses the importance of making genetic counseling and testing more accessible in order to help populations who are at high risk for inherited cancer make more informed decisions about their medical care.Read the …
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A recent article by Drs. Sonya Reid, Tuya Pal, and Lucy Spalluto, and Katie Lang, MS, CGC and Anne Weidner, MPH of the ICARE team, has just been published with @SpringerNature in 饾槈饾槼饾槮饾槩饾槾饾樀 饾槉饾槩饾槸饾槫饾槮饾槼 饾槞饾槮饾槾饾槮饾槩饾槼饾槫饾槱 饾槩饾槸饾槬 饾槢饾槼饾槮饾槩饾樀饾槷饾槮饾槸饾樀. This article outlines the importance of genetic services and follow-up care for hereditary breast cancer, as well as …
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