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Should You Get Tested for the Breast Cancer Gene?
3.3.2016
A family history of cancer isn’t the only factor to weigh, says Mary Freivogel, the president-elect of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC). It isn’t that simple.
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Genetic Counselors Face an Explosion of New Tests, and Increased Demand
3.3.2016
And that same year, Angelina Jolie captured the world's attention with her op-ed in the New York Times disclosing her "faulty" BRCA1 gene, and preventative double mastectomy.
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Genetic Testing Reveals Risks, Raises Questions
1.19.2016
Angelina Jolie Pitt came forward in 2013 to speak about her risk-reduction mastectomy after testing positive for a breast cancer-related gene. Her opinion piece for the New York Times drew enormous attention
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Genetic Testing Could Tell You A LOT About Your Health
1.11.2016
Inconclusive results — that is, you show some susceptibility to a condition, but a geneticist can't calculate your exact risk — are common. And even definitive testing can't tell you
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