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Genetic Counseling and Cancer – here’s what you should know!

In this episode 16 we talk about what you need to know about the risks and benefits of genetic counseling for cancer survivors. If you were never tested at the time of your diagnosis years ago is there value in testing you now?  If you were tested years ago, should you be re-tested? And if so when? How can information you learn about yourself help your family? And what are the protections and limitations of the federal law Gina or genetic information nondiscrimination act? And if you test or positive or negative how does that impact you, your family and your cancer screening recommendations? We will answer all these questions for you and more in this episode of The Recovery Room Podcast!

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The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! 

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Deborah Wham, MS, CGC   

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-wham-a082505/

Deb is a certified genetic counselor and manager of the Genomic Medicine Program for Advocate Aurora Health and Aurora Cancer Care. Ms. Wham earned her master's degree in genetic counseling from Northwestern University, is a former director-at-large for the National Society of Genetic Counselors, and she currently sits on the Genetics Advisory Board for the state of Wisconsin. Deb is a huge advocate for broader access to genetic counseling services.

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