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Q&A
Genetic Counseling and Genetic Screening for Cancer
By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor  |  Monday, April 15, 2013

Genetic counselor Megan Harlan Fleischut discusses hereditary cancers and the services offered by Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s clinical genetics experts.

Cancer Care; Genetic Testing; Screening
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In the Clinic
Lung Cancer Patients Will Benefit from New Molecular Testing Guideline
By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor  |  Wednesday, April 3, 2013

A new guideline has established standards for testing lung cancer tumors for genetic abnormalities, giving more patients a chance to benefit from targeted therapies.

Cancer Care; Diagnosis; Genetic Testing; Lung Cancer
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Pictured: Marc Ladanyi & Snjezana Dogan
In the Clinic
Study Suggests Women Are More Susceptible to Smoking-Related Lung Cancers
By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor  |  Friday, November 9, 2012

A genetic analysis of tumors suggests women are more susceptible than men to the most common form of lung cancer.

Cancer Care; Cancer Genetics; Genetic Testing; Epidemiology; Lung Cancer; Research
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