Press Releases

May 30, 2008: NATIONAL SOCIETY OF GENETIC COUNSELORS RECOMMENDS THREE QUESTIONS MEN SHOULD ASK ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER

May 21, 2008: STATEMENT BY ANGELA TREPANIER, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF GENETIC COUNSELORS REGARDING THE GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT BEING SIGNED INTO LAW

May 1, 2008: STATEMENT BY ANGELA TREPANIER, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF GENETIC COUNSELORS REGARDING THE GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT PASSING THE HOUSE

April 24, 2008: STATEMENT BY ANGELA TREPANIER, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF GENETIC COUNSELORS REGARDING THE GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT PASSING THE SENATE

April 23, 2008: Genetic Counselors Focus on Family History for National DNA Day

April 23, 2008: National Society of Genetic Counselors Recommends Asking Questions Before Considering Genetic Testing

April 10, 2007: National Society of Genetic Counselors Recommends Asking Questions Before Considering Genetic Testing

September 7, 2005: NATIONAL SOCIETY OF GENETIC COUNSELORS SUPPORTS THE U.S. PREVENTATIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF) RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING GENETIC RISK ASSESSMENT AND BRCA MUTATION TESTING (PDF)

February 18, 2005: National Society of Genetic Counselors Supports the Senate's Passage of Genetic Non-Discrimination Bill (PDF)

October 28, 2004: National Society of Genetic Counselors and FORCE Develop Brochure on Genetic Information and Discrimination

November 26, 2003: Family Health History Can Provide Key Information About Health Risk

February 2003: Genetic Counseling: Myths and Misconceptions

November 12, 2002: A new study suggests that genetic testing can identify a clear risk of Alzheimer's disease.

November 12, 2002: Lack of Family Medical History Puts Hispanics and Asians at Greater Health Risk.

April 3, 2002: First Cousins face lower risk of having children with genetic conditions than is widely perceived.