
Katianne Howard Sharp, PhD
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Katianne Howard Sharp, PhD
@KatianneSharp
Clinician Scientist @StJudeResearch Pediatric cancer, psycho-oncology, genetic predisposition to cancer, family communication (views my own)













"Among the people [w/ #DTC at-home screens] who tested positive for non-founder #BRCA mutations, 89.7% [had] false-positive results. A false-positive result means the #genetic test shows you have a genetic mutation when you really don’t." - #JamieDePolo @ BreastCancer.org @US_FDA states "Consumers & health care professionals should not use the [#DTC] test results to determine any treatments, including anti-hormone therapies and prophylactic removal of the breasts or ovaries. Such decisions require confirmatory [#clinical #genetictesting]" breastcancer.org/research-news/… ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/PO… @JCOPO_ASCO @Invitae #access #reducedisparities #clinical #germlinetesting #precisionmedicine #precisionprevention














Results from a phase 2 clinical trial show that proton therapy had efficacy similar to conventional photon therapy with fewer negative neurocognitive outcomes. Read @TheLancetOncol paper. bit.ly/41Im59s

Parents often try to shield the siblings of seriously ill children. But there are pitfalls. hubs.li/Q01LkKMj0 #CourageousStories #Rare #Blog #BloggerInResidence #Siblings #Pedpc #MERRF

@StJude is hiring for our very first Teens and Emerging Adults program manager! Help us build a program supporting AYA with cancer. Want more info? Feel free to ask me and click the link to learn more. #AYAcancer #AYAoncology talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs/1…

