A Mother Gives Thanks for Hereditary Cancer Testing November 18, 2013 After working at Myriad Genetics for more than 20 years, I have been fortunate to see many examples of how our employees’ efforts have truly improved the live... Continue Reading
Break out the teal, September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month! September 6, 2013 Break Out the Teal! September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month! According to the National Cancer Institute’s website 22,240 women will be diagnosed with ova... Continue Reading
Myriad’s Prolaris Data Spikes Interest in Prognostic Prostate Cancer Testing July 2, 2013 Data recently presented by Myriad Genetics’ prostate cancer prognostic test Prolaris is getting healthcare professionals and patients interested in learning ... Continue Reading
Melanoma – All Year May 31, 2013 MELANOMA MONDAY All Year Skin cancer is one of the most common form of all cancers. Though accounting for less than 5% of all skin cancers, melanoma is the mo... Continue Reading
Melanoma – Know How to Protect Yourself May 27, 2013 MELANOMA MONDAY Know How to Protect Yourself Skin cancer is one of the most common form of all cancers. Though accounting for less than 5% of all skin cancers... Continue Reading
Melanoma – Know Your Skin May 20, 2013 MELANOMA MONDAY Know Your Skin Skin cancer is one of the most common form of all cancers. Though accounting for less than 5% of all skin cancers, melanoma is ... Continue Reading
Your Genes are a Work of Art! May 16, 2013 Not many of us can look at a genetic code and be inspired to create artwork from it. For most people a DNA sequence looks like a jumble of letters, wavelengths ... Continue Reading
Melanoma – Know Your Risk May 13, 2013 MELANOMA MONDAY Know Your Risk Skin cancer is one of the most common form of all cancers. Though accounting for less than 5% of all skin cancers, melanoma is t... Continue Reading
Today is World Ovarian Cancer Day May 8, 2013 Today, May 8th 2013 marks the very first World Ovarian Cancer Day. Today several organizations from around the world will join forces to raise awareness about o... Continue Reading
Melanoma Monday – Know the Facts May 6, 2013 MELANOMA MONDAY Know The Facts Skin cancer is one of the most common form of all cancers. Though accounting for less than 5% of all skin cancers, melanoma is ... Continue Reading
Meet Jill – A Lynch Pin and Colon Cancer Survivor April 1, 2013 (you can also view Jill’s video HERE) My name is Jill and I am a two-time cancer survivor—I was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 30 and endometrial cance... Continue Reading
Myriad’s Prolaris(R) Test Predicts Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence in Fourth Peer Reviewed Study March 6, 2013 SALT LAKE CITY, March 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYGN) announced today that a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncolo... Continue Reading
My journey with genetic testing and the BRCA gene March 1, 2013 “When I was in high school, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 42. She had a lumpectomy, chemo, and radiation. Every year since then, I would get ... Continue Reading
Winter Skin Care Tips January 16, 2013 Winter can wreak havoc on your skin. The extreme changes from the outside cold to inside re-circulated heated air depletes skin of moisture. That can lead ... Continue Reading
What are the guidelines for surveillance for a BRCA-positive patient who has undergone prophylactic mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy? January 11, 2013 There are limited recommendations on this topic.1 The following summarizes the literature, however, a clinician’s judgment will also be based on the patient�... Continue Reading