family history Archives - Women's Healthcare

family history

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.npwomenshealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/whc-icon-150x150.webp" class="g-placeholder" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.npwomenshealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/whc-icon-150x150.webp 150w, https://www.npwomenshealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/whc-icon.webp 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />

Strategies for collecting the family history to assess risk for inherited cancer

By Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Guimond, PhD, WHNP-BC Collection of a patient’s family history (FH) is an important tool for establishing…

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.npwomenshealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/whc-icon-150x150.webp" class="g-placeholder" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.npwomenshealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/whc-icon-150x150.webp 150w, https://www.npwomenshealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/whc-icon.webp 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />

Strategies for collecting the family history to assess risk for inherited cancer

Collection of a patient’s family history (FH) is an important tool for establishing her risk levels for certain inherited cancers.…