Getting Families Working Together to Prevent Hereditary Cancer

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Dr. Shirts’ snowball concept for preventing hereditary disease is fantastic! As someone who has witnessed the tragic and heartbreaking result when a family with a devastating history of cancer and a known genetic variant doesn’t work together, I really appreciate this new way of thinking about cascade genetic testing.

Read the stories, learn more about inherited disease risk, and how you can help this wonderful nonprofit save lives at www.ConnectMyVariant.org.

(I created this cartoon for the December ConnectMyVarriant newsletter, BTW.)

Holiday DNA

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I have an immense hatred of cancer, particularly hereditary cancer, which is so preventable. However, since it’s the holiday season, I thought I’d do something lighthearted (but still related to genetics) to wish the best to all my fellow advocates and health care professionals who are diligently raising hereditary cancer prevention awareness and saving lives.