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The Keystone Program in Personalized Risk and Prevention
The Keystone Program in Personalized Risk and Prevention
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"Cancer is by its nature a genetic disease, and genetic counseling – combined with the potential means of managing or preventing cancer – is an empowering tool for patients and their families." – Mary Daly, M.D., Ph.D.
The Keystone Program in Personalized Risk and Prevention unites two highly successful programs in family risk assessment and chemoprevention at Fox Chase in order to accelerate the discovery of biomarkers – molecular markers that could signal the early onset of cancer – and develop risk reduction strategies that are tailored to the profile and personal values of the individual. The ultimate goal of this Keystone Program is to bridge the gap between the Fox Chase's current clinical programs in family risk for cancer and basic prevention research programs in order to decrease cancer incidence and mortality.
Prevention Matters Newsletter - Spring 2012
Click here to view the Spring 2012 issue of Prevention Matters, the newsletter of the RIsk Assessment Program. The newsletter is published twice a year and is sent to all current and former participant of our Risk Assessment Program. board members, and others in various cancer organizations. Each issue features current news stories related to our high risk cancer areas (breast/ovarian, prostate, GI, lung, and melanoma), latest information on genetic testing, community cancer-related events, and special sections on chemoprevention and prostate cancer. Through our newsletter we communicate results from our research studies to our participants and their families.
As the creator of a comprehensive Risk Assessment Program, the first such cancer-risk program in the country, Fox Chase has become an international leader among cancer care providers in detecting genetic cancer risk and providing counseling on risk reduction. Over the years, the program has compiled a wealth of information on over 100,000 individuals (10,000 families) at increased risk of breast, ovarian, colorectal, prostate or skin cancer. Likewise, the Chemoprevention Research Program at Fox Chase, one of the nations first basic research programs in chemoprevention, has gained national recognition for its expertise in biomarker identification, animal modeling, preventive therapeutic intervention, and early detection.
New! Patients in our Risk Assessment Program are now being offered access to our exclusive RAP education website.
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A user account will need to be created for you to enable you to login into this site (please email us at rapinfo@fccc.edu for more information). All participants are encouraged to visit this site prior to their appointment.
This website will help you:
- Complete your family and medical history online.
- It's very important we have this information from you prior to your appointment.
- Prepare for what to expect at your appointment
- See why your family history is so important
- See video clips of many of the staff you will meet with
- Find out about cancer risk
If you'd like more information about our education website, please email rapinfo@fccc.edu
