Posts Tagged ‘BRCA’
Considering New Direct-to-Consumer Breast Cancer Tests? First, Get the Facts
Tiffani A. DeMarco, MS, LCGC, is a licensed and certified genetic counselor and the manager of the cancer genetic counseling program at the Inova Translational Medicine Institute. She and her team of cancer genetic counselors specialize in counseling patients and family members at risk for hereditary cancers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave…
Read MoreBRCA Testing Gets a Lot of Attention. Is It Right For You?
Amanda Schott, MS, is a clinical cancer genetic counselor at the Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI). Read Amanda Schott’s profile. The Washington Post recently published a profile of Alejandra Campoverdi, a former White House staffer who decided to run for Congress in her native Los Angeles. While she didn’t win that nomination, Campoverdi is making…
Read MoreMen and BRCA Testing: What You Need To Know
Sarah Ruppert, MS, CGC, is a certified genetic counselor and genetics program supervisor at the Inova Translational Medicine Institute. Read Sarah Ruppert’s profile. If you’re familiar with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, odds are good you think of them as “breast cancer genes.” Indeed, mutations in these two genes are associated with a significantly increased…
Read MoreMammogram at 45? American Cancer Society says wait, but it’s personal
Costanza Cocilovo, MD, FACS, D’Aniello Chair, Breast Surgery, is board certified in surgery and fellowship trained in breast surgery. She serves as the medical director of Inova Breast Surgery. Dr. Cocilovo has numerous publications in national journals and surgical textbooks, has presented nationally on topics in breast surgery and has been involved in numerous research projects.…
Read MoreFamily Matters: Genetic counseling helps inform the decision to undergo testing
(September 24, 2013) – Wondering whether you have a genetic predisposition to cancer? You may want to undergo genetic testing. If you do, genetic counselor Cassidi Kalejta will help you prepare for the test and the findings. Kalejta, a genetic counselor at Inova Loudoun Hospital, consults with people who are deciding if they should get…
Read More“Film highlights breast cancer researcher, impact on families,” WUSA 9, August 26, 2013, Genetic Counseling Program at Inova Breast Care Institute Featured
The genetic counseling program at Inova Breast Care Institute provided answers to women in one Northern Virginia family, watch “Film highlights breast cancer researcher, impact on families,” WUSA9, August 26, 2013.
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