On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Emily Goldberg, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor at JScreen, breaks down how genetic screening for breast cancer works and why it is so important to increase awareness and education around these screening tools available to patients who may be at risk for cancer.
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Emily Goldberg, MS, CGC, genetic counselor at JScreen breaks down how genetic screening for breast cancer works and why it is so important to increase awareness and education around these screening tools available to patients who may be at risk for cancer.
JScreen's CancerGEN test is a 4-step at-home saliva test for adults to screen for genetic changes that may increase one's risk for cancer and includes genetic counseling for individuals.
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