With President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis making headlines nationwide, experts are urging the public to consider the lesser known but critical factor in many cancer cases: inherited genetic risk.
Roughly 5–10% of prostate cancers are hereditary, and for many families, knowing your genetic makeup could be the difference between early intervention and late-stage detection.
Jscreen.org, a nonprofit public health initiative, is urging men and their familiesto consider the critical role of genetic screening in understanding prostate cancer risk.
jscreen offers at-home access to genetic testing for cancer and reproductive risk. jscreen combines state-of-the-art screening with expert counseling to help people make informed, proactive decisions about their health.
Joining us to talk about prostate cancer screening is Karen Grinzaid. Karen discusses the role of genetic screening in understanding inherited cancer risks, the process of getting tested, and the significance of genetic counseling. The discussion emphasizes the need for early detection and intervention, as well as the affordability and accessibility of genetic testing services.
You can watch an excerpt of the interview in the player below.
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About the Guest
Karen Grinzaid
Karen Grinzaid is Assistant Professor of Human Genetics and Executive Director of jscreen, a national online genetic disease screening program. She has extensive experience in genetic counseling and testing, clinical care and clinical research. Karen is proud of jscreen’s success in helping couples across the U.S. have healthy babies and in giving people the information they need to help prevent the devastating effects of hereditary cancer.
Karen received a B.A. in Psychology from Northwestern University and an M.S. in Human Genetics from Sarah Lawrence College. She is certified in Genetic Counseling by the American Board of Medical Genetics/American Board of Genetic Counseling and as a Clinical Research Coordinator through the Association of Clinical Research Professionals.
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Steve Lubetkin is the news director for StateBroadcastNews.com. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. He refocused on multimedia journalism and podcast production after a long career in corporate branded journalism and public relations.
He has won numerous awards for his audio and video news reporting from the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced a wide range of audio and video podcasts in his other role as managing partner of State Broadcast News’s parent, The Lubetkin Media Companies.
Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional.
In March 2021, he was elected to the board of directors of the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and in July 2021 he was named secretary of the chapter. In August 2021, he was honored by SPJ with one of the organization’s 2021 Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Pro Member Awards, given to regular members of an SPJ chapter who go above and beyond in serving their chapter.
Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996.
Steve also has reported on-camera and produces virtual conferences for NJSpotlightNews.org, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC.
From May-November 2019, he produced and reported a weekly podcast, The CRE News Hour, a news and features program focusing on the commercial real estate industry.
From 2014 to 2019 he was New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com and filled in covering Chicago/Midwest and Atlanta.
Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies.
Earlier in his career, Steve reported on rock music at the Jersey Shore for the Asbury Park Press, and was a broadcast news anchor and production engineer for WJLK-AM & FM, then owned by the Press. He also worked as a general assignment reporter for the Red Bank Register, Shrewsbury, NJ.
You can email Steve at steve@statebroadcastnews.com.
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