All Posts: genetic counseling
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Informing Children of a Mother’s Genetic Cancer Risk Does Not Impact Their Health Behaviors
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Cancer Genetic Counseling in the Time of COVID-19
(May 28, 2020) — It may be hard to believe, but as recently as 2014, the idea of delivering genetic counseling for familial cancer risk remotely instead of in-person was quite controversial. Without data about whether this service could be provided effectively and without adverse effects, many genetic counselors were hesitant to adopt it and […]
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Cancer Organization Recommends Genetic Testing for Jewish People of Ashkenazi Descent
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Be a Family Detective This Holiday Season
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Telenovela Empowers At-Risk Latina Women to Seek Genetic Counseling Services
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Why Adults at Risk for Huntington’s Disease Choose Not to Learn if They Inherited Deadly Gene
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (May 16, 2019) — As many as 90 percent of individuals who have a parent with Huntington’s disease (HD) choose not to take a gene test that reveals if they will also develop the fatal disorder — and a new study details the reasons why. Understanding the “why” matters as new […]
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Georgetown Genetic Counselor Offers Insight on Direct-to-Consumer DNA Testing Kits
WASHINGTON (December 20, 2018) — You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I’m telling you why, DNA tests are coming to town. The DNA testing kit has become a popular holiday gift, with 100 million people expected to have used a direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA test by the year 2020. However, “you better […]
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