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Genetic testing and counseling; a genetic counselor will collect personal and family history and additional background information to help patient decide what tests might be best.

Genetic testing, through blood and/or saliva tests, can help people understand their risk for cancer, help them make medical decisions, and take steps to lower their cancer risk or detect cancer early. Genetic testing will then help patient and their physicians make medical decisions to proactively take steps to prevent or lower cancer risk and complete appropriate screening to detect cancer early.

Genetic counseling may be advised if your personal or family history includes any of the following:

- 2 or more close/primary family members with the same or related forms of cancer.

- Cancer diagnosed younger than age 50.

- Bilateral or multiple primary cancers.

- More than one cancer type in a family member.

- Ovarian cancer.

- Pancreatic cancer.

- Male breast cancer.

- Triple-negative breast cancer.

- Family history of a known gene mutation, including BRCA1 and MLH1.

- Colon or endometrial tumors with abnormal MSI/IHC.

- 10 or more gastrointestinal polyps.

- Metastatic prostate cancer.

Patient needs a physician referral to have a genetic counseling consultation; clients must visit with their oncologist, family medicine physician, or OBGYN. Upon this referral, a genetic counseling session at the Cancer Center will be scheduled.

Offers traditional speech and language therapy, social communication groups, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services, pediatric feeding and swallowing services, parent training programs to teach caregivers to support speech, language and communication development in the home.

Offers traditional speech and language therapy, social communication groups, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services, pediatric feeding and swallowing services, parent training programs to teach caregivers to support speech, language and communication development in the home.

Services include:

- Evaluation and therapy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan.

- Speech, physical, occupational, behavioral, and recreational therapies.

- Pediatrics, nursing, psychology, social work, genetics, and ADHD assessment.

- Genetic evaluation and counseling.

- Adaptive equipment.

- Severe behavior program.

- Feeding and swallowing.

Offers traditional speech and language therapy, social communication groups, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services, pediatric feeding and swallowing services, parent training programs to teach caregivers to support speech, language and communication development in the home.

Social services includes help from an oncology social worker to access community resources, including financial assistance, transportation, support groups and other services.

Counseling and behavioral health support includes counseling, stress management, relaxation techniques, education and help with spirituality.

Hereditary Cancer Risk Program offers risk assessment, genetic testing, prevention trials, community cancer screenings, and smoking cessation programs.

Physical wellness provides physical, occupational and speech therapy; exercise programs and lymphedema program.

Nutritional services offer nutritional evaluation, herbal education, and drug interaction review.

Inner Beauty specialty salon for cancer survivors offers consultation with a clinical cosmetologist and certified mastectomy fitter as part of a medically-based appearance program.