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GeneSight® Mental Health Monitor Results

May 20, 2025

Myriad Genetics has been conducting the GeneSight Mental Health Monitor surveys since 2020 to learn about American attitudes towards mental health and related ...

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On a Mission: A Nurse’s Quest to Identify Hereditary Cancer Risk in All Patients

May 1, 2025

Enhancing Hereditary Cancer Screening at NMC Every day, every patient. That’s how often Chelsea Mulheron finds herself asking women in her clinic about th...

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No Patient Left Behind – A MyRisk Provider Story

February 18, 2025

Dr. Robert Seiler uses the MyRisk® Hereditary Cancer Test because of a personal experience that has become his professional true north. Dr. Seiler lost his de...

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The Importance of Knowing Your Family Cancer History and Genetic Testing: Kathy Baker’s Story

November 25, 2024

November is Family Health History Month, an observance dedicated to sharing crucial health information within families and encouraging individuals to take proa...

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A love story interrupted by breast cancer

February 8, 2024

You probably know a few high school sweethearts who are still together after many years. But you probably can’t name as many junior high school sweethea...

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Holidays & Healthcare: Don’t skip that “routine” appointment 

December 20, 2023

Many people turn nostalgic around the holidays, thinking of seasons past. Some remember the holiday bustle – trying to get everything ready for gathering...

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Do You Know Your Breast Cancer Risk?  

October 5, 2023

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – and thanks to educational campaigns in recent decades, you likely already know it’s important to be proactive ab...

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MyRisk® Patient Story: Ashley

September 29, 2023

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Lisa’s story: How her mom’s battle with breast cancer inspired her to get genetic testing

September 27, 2023

I lost my mom at a young age to breast cancer. My mom was diagnosed at 43 and died at 45 – I had just turned 24 several months before. So, I always had a ...

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GeneSight: Helping Patients with Depression

May 15, 2018

Mental Health Month, Depression and GeneSight®   The GeneSight® genetic test has produced exciting news for patients diagnosed with depression.  A landmar...

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Andrea’s story: Cancer prevention can begin with knowing your family history

October 10, 2017

Shortly after I was born, my father was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and he passed away when he was just 29 years old.  Losing my dad when I was so youn...

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My Personalized Journey with Ovarian Cancer

May 4, 2015

Looking back, my journey with cancer really began when I was 40, a year after my paternal grandmother passed away. That was about the same time I first started ...

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Heidi Believes in the Value of Genetic Testing

October 22, 2014

I have always felt lucky. My husband and I met in college when I was just 18 and were married shortly after graduation. We have an incredible relationship, a st...

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Mary Survived Ovarian Cancer and Knows the Value of Genetic Testing

September 8, 2014

I never had a chance to meet my paternal grandfather, Eric. He was a handsome truck driver just like my Dad. In 1950, Eric had surgery to remove colon cancer at...

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Anne’s Struggle with Ovarian Cancer Shows How Important It Is to Know Your Family’s Health History on Both Sides

May 8, 2014

There are moments in every life that have staying power. You’ll always know where you were when “it” happened. Sometimes these are collective shared memor...

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