All in the Family: Inherited Cancer Risk
Genetic counselor Amie Blanco of the UCSF Cancer Risk Program discusses the importance of family history and other risk factors that help determine appropriate cancer screening and preventive measures. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [8/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 14832]
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Genetic/Genomic Faculty Champion Initiative (PM session)
Sept. 25, 2009 presentations provide a starting point for all nursing faculty to begin to explore the implications of genetics and genomics for nursing education and practice. More: www.genome.gov
www.globalchange.com Gene therapy, genetic engineering, gene swops. Lastest research. Animal and human science of genes. How genes are reprogrammed. How scientists use genes to cure disease or create new plants and animals. Transgenic pigs. New genes in health and medicine to cure disease. Comment by Dr Patrick Dixon, physician, Futurist, author of The Genetic Revolution and Futurewise
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Medicine and Genetics
This is part of a video series produced by the Marshfield Clinic about jobs in genetics. This section highlights jobs in the medical field, including: clinical molecular geneticist, genetic counselor, and pharmacogeneticist. The booklet can be found on ASHG’s website: www.ashg.org/education.
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Several genes have been discovered that for some families explain why cancer appears to run in the family. Individuals who carry a change, or mutation, in a hereditary cancer gene are at an increased risk to develop cancer or a second cancer. Currently, the most common inherited syndromes involve breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and colon cancer. In this video, UMGCC’s genetic counselor, Jessica Rispoli Joines, MGC, CGC, explains the importance of medical history in screening for cancer, what factors might put an individual at increased risk of hereditary cancer, and when genetic testing might be indicated. Related Links: University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center www.umgcc.org Genetic Counseling for Cancer www.umgcc.org Genetic Counseling FAQ www.umgcc.org Information for Patients www.umgcc.org Distributed by Tubemogul.
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Factoring in genetic counseling
Couples thinking of having a baby want to do everything they can to make sure they have a healthy child, and that could include something like seeing a genetic counselor to talk about possible health risks. Genetic counseling can help patients who have a family history of a certain genetic disease. Couples can then choose to have additional screening and testing done to see what the risk is of passing that condition on to their child.
What causes congenital birth defects? Genetic counselor Amy E. Knight-Johnson, MS, of the Rush Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Center in Chicago, explains.
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Susan Hahn, Genetic Counselor, Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
Susan Estabrooks Hahn, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor at the Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, talks about the role of a genetic counselor in a community, and the importance of family histories in the detection and potential treatment of genetic diseases.
