Genetic Testing for Cancer: What a Genetic Counselor Wants You to Know
Did your 23andMe come back clear? Did your doctor say you don't need genetic testing because you have no family history of cancer? Dr. Kathleen Blazer, a certified genetic counselor who leads City of Hope's Cancer Genomics Education Program, explains why neither one settles your cancer risk.
Kathy has trained more than 2,300 genetic counselors, physicians, nurses and physician assistants in 50 states and 40 countries, and won the American Society of Human Genetics' top genetics education award in 2019. She and Joelle Kaufman talk through what genetic testing for cancer actually covers: why…
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