All Posts:genetic counseling
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Informing Children of a Mother’s Genetic Cancer Risk Does Not Impact Their Health Behaviors
WASHINGTON (July 21, 2022) — Telling a child about their mother’s risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer does not adversely influence the offspring’s lifestyle or quality of life in the long term, according to a new study led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The finding appeared July 21, 2022, in Pediatrics […]
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Cancer Genetic Counseling in the Time of COVID-19
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Cancer Organization Recommends Genetic Testing for Jewish People of Ashkenazi Descent
(January 28, 2020) — New guidelines from a leading cancer organization have broadened criteria for hereditary cancer genetic testing. The change means more people who could be at increased risk of developing cancer should consider being tested. The guidelines, released in December 2019 by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, now indicate that all adult Ashkenazi […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Be a Family Detective This Holiday Season
(November 14, 2019) — As the leaves fall through crisp autumn air, many of us are beginning to prepare for Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday season. But did you know that Turkey Day is also National Family History Day? If discussing politics and climate change isn’t your thing, consider squeezing in a little detective work […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Telenovela Empowers At-Risk Latina Women to Seek Genetic Counseling Services
A multidisciplinary team co-led by Georgetown Lombardi Assistant Professor Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza, PhD, has created an informational telenovela to help make genetic counseling more accessible to at-risk Latina women.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Genetic Testing of Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Could Be 'Impactful'
Claudine Isaacs, MD, a Georgetown Lombardi medical oncologist, weighs in on new guidelines issued by the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Georgetown Genetic Counselor Offers Insight on Direct-to-Consumer DNA Testing Kits
Direct-to-consumer DNA testing kits have become popular holiday gifts. However, genetic counselor Beth N. Peshkin, MS, LCGC, of Georgetown University School of Medicine and Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center encourages consumers to understand the pros and cons before gifting or using one of these kits.
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