Genetic Testing and Counseling
If you have had cancer at an early age, or have a family history of cancer, you may be interested in genetic counseling.
The Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering has specially trained counselors and physicians who offer genetic counseling, genetic testing, and education regarding cancer risk to you and your family members. This information may be helpful as you make decisions regarding your medical care and possible risk for other cancers.
The Clinical Genetics Service may be of assistance to you if
- you or a close relative has been diagnosed with with cancer at an early age
- you have more than one blood relative with the same type of cancer
- any one person in your family have more than one type of cancer
- anyone in your family has been diagnosed with bilateral (both sides) of cancer of paired organs, such as breasts, ovaries, or kidneys
- you are related to someone who is known to have an inherited genetic mutation that can cause cancer.
For consultations regarding genetic counseling, genetic testing, prophylactic (risk-reducing) surgery, and related issues, please call 212-434-5149.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering also has a psychologist specializing in decision-making and emotional stresses associated with an inherited predisposition to cancer. If you have already had genetic counseling and wish to meet with a psychologist, please call 212-639-4770.
