Precision Health: A Revolutionary Approach to Care
Your genetic profile can reveal how your body will respond to certain treatments and medications. It can also help you and your doctors understand your inherited risk for specific diseases like cancer and heart disease.
And if you’re pregnant or planning to start a family, prenatal and reproductive genetic counseling can provide valuable insights about genetic risks and passing inherited conditions to future generations.
Precision Health is a groundbreaking approach that matches patients with care plans that will work best for them, based on their unique genetic make-up. This approach allows you to partner with your care team to develop an individualized prevention, detection, and treatment plan.
Genetic Counseling & Testing Services
Genetic counselors at The Christ Hospital Health Network work closely with doctors to select the tests that will be most helpful to each individual. These highly trained counselors educate patients and their families about genetic testing, guide them through the testing process and help them make informed healthcare choices based on their results.
Cardiology
Family history of heart disease? Genetic counseling and testing can identify your hereditary risk factors so you can work with your doctors to develop a plan for prevention.
Cardiovascular Genetic Counseling may benefit people with a family history of:
- Nonischemic cardiomyopathy
- Arrythmias
- Aortopathies, especially thoracic aortic dilation, aneurysm, and/or dissection
- Familial hypercholesterolemia
- Vascular disease
- Family history of sudden cardiac death, especially at a young age
Oncology
Genetic Counseling and Testing can help you better understand your family history of cancer and personal risk factors. Testing can also help guide treatment decisions for those already diagnosed with cancer.
Cancer Genetic Counseling can benefit people with a family history of:
- Cancer diagnosed at age 50 or younger
- Triple negative, bilateral or metastatic breast cancer
- Multiple primary tumors
- Male breast cancer
- Rare cancer, especially ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, medullary thyroid cancer, metastatic prostate cancer
- At least two close relatives with breast, ovarian, pancreatic, colon or prostate cancers
Prenatal
Starting a family? We can help you learn more about your family health history and the chances of passing on genetic conditions. It can also identify treatable genetic conditions sooner during pregnancy.
Prenatal & Reproductive Genetic Counseling may benefit those who:
- Are age 35 or older
- Have a family history of a genetic condition
- Have had a previous child with a genetic condition
- Are interested in learning if they carry certain genetic conditions
- Had two or more pregnancy losses or a history of infertility
Medication Management and Pharmacogenomics
Pharmacogenomics (PGx) uses your DNA to discover how your body processes specific medications. This can better match you with prescriptions and reduce potential risks for side effects - and possibly reduce the number of medications you take.
You may benefit from Pharmacogenomics if you:
- Have been diagnosed with a chronic condition like heart disease or cancer
- Don’t seem to be responding well to your prescription medications
- Have had previous side effects from medications
- Are taking multiple prescription medications daily
Learn More About Precision Health
For more information about Precision Health at The Christ Hospital Health Network, talk to one of our genetic counselors about your family health history, personal health history, and goals for genetic testing.
Genetic counseling is available with or without a physician referral.
