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Genetics Program
What is the Cancer Genetics Program? Individuals are often confused about their genetic risks. They want to know if they are at increased risk, what steps they can take to reduce those risks, and whether they are candidates for genetic testing. The Cancer Genetics Program was created to answer these questions. We provide comprehensive cancer risk assessment, genetic counseling, personalized cancer screening recommendations and, if appropriate, genetic testing.
What is genetic counseling?
What is discussed during a genetic counseling appointment? To provide you with the most comprehensive information regarding your cancer risk assessment and available genetic testing, the genetic counselor will be asking about your personal and family history. It is important to gather information about your family prior to the meeting so that during the consultation the genetic counselor can give you an accurate risk assessment based on your personal and family history. We will be asking you about your parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins and if possible your parents' aunts and uncles. It is important to obtain information about both your maternal and paternal relatives. We will be asking:
We realize it may be difficult to obtain all of this information; gather as much as you can. Please come to the meeting regardless of the detail of knowledge of your family history. The counselor can work with you and any information you have and you will still benefit from the meeting.
Does genetic counseling require genetic testing?
Who will benefit from the Cancer Genetics Program?
To make an appointment, please contact us at:
Genetic Discrimination In March 2005, the US Senate unanimously passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005, a bill that makes genetic discrimination illegal. As of today, the House of Representatives is considering several similar bills but has not passed a bill yet. In New York State, results of genetic tests are not to be given to anyone without expressed written consent of the patient, per N.Y. Civil Rights Law section 79-1(4)(d). Over the last decade, there have been tens of thousands of people who have opted for genetic testing for cancer risk, and during the same period there have been no well-documented cases of discrimination based on either the taking or results of a genetic test. For a listing of discrimination legislation regarding genetic information by state, visit the National Human Genome Research Institute website at www.genome.gov |
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