As a genetic counselor, I have heard hundreds of patient stories. Now and again, there are some that create quite an impact; so much of an impact that it changes the way you provide information to other patients. Lee Cooper is that person who profoundly changed how I...
Colorectal cancer is fairly common for both men and women in the United States. The lifetime risk for developing colorectal cancer is 1 in 22 for men and just slightly lower for women (1 in 24). There are many factors that can increase the risk of developing...
Jean Hannah Edelstein has Lynch syndrome. She was born with a gene variant, passed down in her family for generations, which significantly raises her risk for colon cancer, ovarian and uterine cancer, and a number of other cancers. Those with Lynch syndrome, also...
Because the heart muscle is controlled by the automatic (involuntary) nervous system, we often take our heartbeat for granted. The characteristic, steady rhythm that sounds like “lub, dub…lub, dub…lub,dub” is controlled by our body’s very own coordinated...