
Cristi Radford, MS, CGC
Consultant, Sarasota, FLAuthored Items
October 24, 2018 | Best Practices in Breast Cancer – October 2018 Vol 9
In 2010, FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered successfully spearheaded passage of a congressional resolution declaring the first-ever National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week. This also included National Previvor Day, an important step in giving an identity to individuals who have a strong family history and/or a gene mutation that places them at high risk for cancer but who do not have a cancer diagnosis. Previvors have unique needs and concerns that are separate from the general population as well as from individuals already diagnosed with cancer, and should be encouraged to connect with one another.
November 28, 2016 | December 2016 Vol 7, No 11
Here is new information pertaining to this disease site for genetic testing and practice guidelines.
June 17, 2013 | April 2013 Vol 4, No 2
In March, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for genetic/familial high-risk assessment for breast and ovarian cancers were updated. Among the updates is a section on “gene panels.”
Last modified: June 11, 2018