Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment Program

Does cancer run in your family?

You can find out through the Regional Cancer Center's Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment Program. Knowing your cancer risk assessment can help you receive appropriate screenings, medications and other measures to keep you healthy.

Genetic Cancer Testing & Cancer Risk Assessment

To help you and your family better understand your cancer risk, ProHealth Care's Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment Program provides:

  • A personalized, comprehensive Cancer Risk Assessment: You will meet with a board-certified genetic counselor who will review your medical and family history. The cancer risk assessment will help you understand the chance that you will develop cancer and steps you can take to stay healthy.
  • Genetic Cancer Education: During the genetic counseling session, you will learn about the role of genes in the development of cancer and why genetic testing for cancer is so important.
  • Genetic Testing for Cancer: Your genetic counselor will help to determine whether genetic testing for cancer will be beneficial for you and your family. If genetic cancer testing is pursued, your genetic counselor and a physician will meet with you to discuss your results and the meaning for you and your family. They will help you develop a plan for managing your cancer risk and staying healthy.

Who should seek a cancer risk assessment?

You may consider genetic cancer testing if:

  • You've already had cancer and are concerned about the risk of additional cancers for yourself and other family members.
  • A close family member or several family members have had cancer and you want to determine if you're at risk.
  • Your family is known to have an inherited cancer syndrome.
  • You have another medical condition that may increase your risk for cancer such as non-cancerous colon polyps.

Our Genetic Cancer Team

  • Paul LeMarbre, M.D. is the medical director of the Cancer Genetic Risk Program. Dr. LeMarbre is a medical oncologist in the Regional Cancer Center and has been working with our high-risk patients for more than 10 years.
  • Ann Schmidt, M.S. is a Cancer Genetic Counselor. She received her bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Dayton and her master's degree in genetic counseling from Case Western Reserve University.
  • Kristin Sanden, M.S. is a Cancer Genetic Counselor. She received her bachelor's degree in biology and Spanish from Marquette University and her master's degree in human genetics from Sarah Lawrence College.

Learn More about Genetic Cancer Testing