Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program
Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program
The Smilow Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program team includes geneticists, genetic counselors, physicians, and nurses who work together to provide cancer risk assessment for our patients, and taking steps to prevent the development of cancer.
We offer a multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach to the care of patients at increased risk of cancer, to make new research advances in the field, and to improve awareness about cancer risk and prevention through education and community outreach in New Haven and throughout Connecticut.
Fact Sheets
Rectal Bleeding
Blood in the stool can be an alarming symptom that signals underlying conditions from hemorrhoids to colon cancer.
Read morePediatric Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis causes swelling and sores in the colon, but with proper treatment, however, children can live happy, healthy lives.
Read moreAnesthesia for Colonoscopy
For patients having a colonoscopy, Yale Medicine's anesthesiologists offer both conscious sedation and general anesthesia, tailored to your needs.
Read moreUnsedated Transnasal Endoscopy (uTNE)
A procedure in which a health care provider examines the upper gastrointestinal tract with a thin, flexible tube equipped with a camera called an endoscope. The endoscope is inserted into the nose, down the throat, and into the stomach and sometimes the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. The procedure is done without sedation.
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