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genetic-testing-reason-to-gather-your-family-health-historyGenetic Testing: Reason to Gather Your Family Health History

The field of personalized medicine is rapidly advancing. New capabilities in genomics-based technologies are guiding physicians toward therapies and screening regimens that are tailored to their patients’ individual genetics and disease risk. Yet, many people don’t know they have an important role in leveraging personalized medicine to benefit their health.

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the-eve-appeal-gynaecological-cancer-leafletNew Toolkit Can Help Debunk Myths About Genetic Testing for Gynecologic Cancer

A new toolkit developed by the Society for Gynecologic Oncology is aimed at increasing awareness about genetic testing for gynecologic cancers. Working with several medical and patient advocacy groups, the Society for Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) has released a toolkit of case studies and resources on genetic testing for healthcare providers, patients and their families.

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info-1Penn Study Begins to Shed Light on Racial Disparities of Cancer-Causing Genetic Mutations

PHILADELPHIA — Most studies reporting the prevalence of breast- and ovarian-cancer causing genes have been conducted with Caucasian women, leaving questions about the role that these same genes play in African American patients with inherited cancers.

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Prevention and Screening in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer

In recent years, we have learned a great deal about pathogenic mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, particularly mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Here we review current guidelines on breast and ovarian cancer screening, prophylactic surgery, and other risk-reduction strategies in patients with these mutations, and we detail the data that drive these recommendations.

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when-genetic-tests-disagree-about-best-option-for-cancer-treatmentWhen Genetic Tests Disagree About Best Option For Cancer Treatment

Two widely used tests to analyze the genetics of tumors often don’t come to the same conclusions, according to head-to-head analyses. Authors of two recent studies comparing these tests say doctors need to be careful not to assume that these tests are providing a complete picture of a tumor’s genetic variants, when using them to select treatments for cancer patients.

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2279‘Angelina Jolie effect’ boosted genetic testing rates, study suggests

Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of developing breast cancer boosted rates of genetic testing among women, but might have failed to reach those most at risk, new research suggests.

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fromcancercare-health-literacy_832195Peer Navigation Program Helpful for Patients With Hereditary Cancers

SAN ANTONIO – A peer navigation program appears helpful for patients with hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancers (HBOC) seeking information on, among other topics, reducing risk with surgery, nutrition, and breast reconstruction, a study presented at the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) has shown.

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7895540-3x2-700x467Genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer could be offered to all women

An Australian pilot study has found broad population screening could identify women at higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The study of 2,000 women by Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre looked at women who would not ordinarily have been considered at high risk of cancer.
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breast-cancerGenetic Testing For BRCA Breast Cancer Gene On The Rise In Young Women; Does It Even Influence Treatment Decisions?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women younger than 40 in the U.S. Women who are diagnosed at a young age (under 50) are encouraged to undergo genetic testing to determine if they are carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations

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mx_1000Cervical Cancer Program Expands in Haiti

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women in Haiti, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among the same group, according to the ICO Information Centre on HPV and Cancer, a data clearinghouse.

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PINK & BLUE: Colors of Hereditary Cancer

We meet the doctors and their patients who make the tough decisions on whether to have preventative surgeries or not. Director Alan M. Blassberg tells the story of how this disease ripped his family apart and what he must face as a BRCA 2 positive male. The film highlights the message that men carry this mutation half the time and that this lack of information is deadly.

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Skin sparing mastectomy

Daniel ReiselQuestion & Answer19th February 2016

If a surgeon talks about a skin sparing mastectomy, this refers to a technique that preserves as much of the breast skin as possible in order to perform an immediate breast reconstruction. A skin sparing mastectomy can be performed as a “simple” (also known as “total”) mastectomy or, as a modified radical mastectomy (where the lymph…

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What to ask your consultant

Daniel ReiselQuestion & Answer19th February 2016

To support you, we have prepared a list of useful questions, which you may like to ask your consultant. Here are some suggestions: Am I a candidate for immediate breast reconstruction following mastectomy? Which kind of reconstruction is best for me? Why? When can I have my surgery done? How long is this type of surgery?…

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Advice for those considering breast surgery

Daniel ReiselQuestion & Answer19th February 2016

There’s a crucial link unifying patient experiences of mastectomy and breast reconstruction, and this has to do with timing. During the fragile period of a cancer or BRCA diagnosis, shock and despair can be overwhelming and yet at the same time, breast cancer patients are being asked whether they wish to consult with their hospital’s plastic surgical…

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Management of key symptoms of ovarian cancer

Daniel ReiselQuestion & Answer19th February 2016

The Department of Health has published information about the key symptoms of ovarian cancer to increase the likelihood of earlier diagnosis. The key symptoms include, persistent pelvic and abdominal pain, increased abdominal size/persistent bloating (not bloating that comes and goes) and difficulty eating and feeling full quickly. A copy of this information can be obtained…

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What is Risk Reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO)?

Daniel ReiselQuestion & Answer19th February 2016

RRSO is surgery to remove your normal looking fallopian tubes (salpingectomy) and ovaries (oophorectomy). The aim is to remove the tissue in which cancer can develop.   Am I a suitable candidate for RRSO? You are considered suitable, if you have seen a specialist and been found to be at high risk of developing ovarian…

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