MiraKind Year in Review
Happy Holidays! As we reflect on 2024, we’d like to share some of our achievements with you and express our gratitude to our patients and donors. These successes would not have been…
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Posts
Personalizing Your Prostate Cancer Treatment With Genetic Testing: An Interview with Dr. Joanne Weidhaas
November is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, so this month we’ve interviewed MiraKind’s founder, Dr. Joanne Weidhaas, about prostate cancer treatment and how patients can personalize their treatment choices with a new diagnostic…
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Breast Cancer Risks: Alcohol vs. HRT
Staying on top of health-related knowledge can be overwhelming. With constant advancements in science, it’s not always easy to keep track of new findings. Yet, it’s important to know which discoveries are…
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Are Women with Breast Cancer at an Increased Risk of Developing Ovarian Cancer?
The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer who are later diagnosed with ovarian cancer is very low. However, the short answer is yes — having breast cancer does indicate you might…
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Recent Research on Estrogen and Alzheimer’s Disease
“People think it’s an old-age person’s disease. It’s like cancer was 25 years ago: You didn’t mention the C word. Cancer activists have done an excellent job of destigmatizing it, putting it…
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Using a Patient’s Unique DNA to Improve Prostate Cancer Treatment
In November 2020, we announced that we had undertaken new research into other genetic variants that are connected to cancer. Specifically, ones that affect prostate cancer.1 Our research has produced a lot…
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The KRAS-variant and Second Cancer Risk
A second cancer diagnosis is often a concern of cancer patients. Although it seems unfair to have to go through the whole cancer journey again, the good news is that it is…
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Hereditary Breast Cancer and How to Get Checked
Breast cancer can be caused by hereditary factors, environmental factors, or both. In this blog post, we will discuss what hereditary breast cancer is, the known genetic variants associated with it, and…
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What are “Normal” Estrogen Levels in Women?
Estrogen is a powerhouse hormone in a woman’s body. It plays an essential role in sexual development, the reproductive system, the immune system, and overall health. While there are medically normal ranges…
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Talking About Family History of Cancer With New Partners and Loved Ones
As we grow older and enter middle age, thoughts about our health and its implications for the future become more pronounced: particularly when it comes to cancer. The mere mention of “the…
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How to Find a Menopause Doctor
Menopause happens to all women at some point in their lives. Even though it is a normal and natural process, there is still a gap in knowledge surrounding menopause — nearly half…
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Menopause and Mental Health
May is mental health awareness month, so this month we want to talk about menopause and mental health. Did you know that depression in women doubles around menopause?1,2 While most people know…
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What are the First Signs of Menopause?
The first signs of menopause are the symptoms women experience during a period called perimenopause, which can start up to 10 years before menopause. Since menopause is defined by not having a…
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Breast cancer risk factors
Last month, we looked at two different types of genetic variants: BRCA variants and the KRAS-variant. Both BRCA and KRAS are pathogenic variants that are linked to an increased risk of breast…
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Understanding different genetic causes of cancer: BRCA variants vs. the KRAS-variant
This post explores BRCA variants vs. the KRAS-variant and is part two of our series on understanding the different genetic causes of cancer. In part one of our series, we compared genetic…
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Disclaimer
Any discussion of medical management options on this website is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute a medical recommendation. All medical management decisions should be made based on consultation between each patient and his or her healthcare professional.
