Georgia Hurst

September 01, 2022

After learning that I had Lynch syndrome and a MLH1 mutation, I changed my lifestyle to hopefully prevent a cancer diagnosis.

March 22, 2022

My father was an alcoholic, and though he died in 1992, he lives on through my siblings and me because we all inherited a cancer syndrome from him.

November 08, 2021

A woman with Lynch syndrome discusses testing young people for hereditary cancer syndromes and emphasizes the importance of speaking with a genetic counselor.

October 07, 2021

A woman explains how living with Lynch syndrome prepared her for the anxiety felt during the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses a painful loss she experienced.

September 27, 2021

A woman explains how her Lynch syndrome diagnosis altered the way she lives her life, and shares advice for others on how to shift their priorities while maintaining positivity and hope.

September 07, 2021

A previvor analyzes the similarities and overlaps between living with Lynch syndrome and a BRCA mutation.

August 31, 2021

Women with hereditary cancer syndromes must make difficult decisions about whether to keep their reproductive parts and risk dying young, or to remove them but potentially open themselves up to health issues. “Pick your hard,” writes one woman.

August 10, 2021

A woman living with Lynch syndrome discusses the importance of preventive strategies.

February 26, 2019

All of this fuss over frequent cancer prevention begs the question: To what end will I try to fight cancer and for how long?

December 26, 2018

Whenever I thought about my brother and his death, I used to feel tremendous survivor's guilt. He never knew he had Lynch syndrome when he was diagnosed with colon cancer.

December 11, 2018

When I was diagnosed with a hereditary cancer syndrome, I had feelings of death anxiety.

November 19, 2018

Genetic testing in children is a highly complex topic, and it is something which I frequently think about because of my son.

November 06, 2018

When I was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome seven years ago, I began blogging about the roller coaster of emotions I experienced after undergoing genetic testing and prophylactic surgeries.

September 24, 2018

Seven years ago, I was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary cancer condition which significantly increases my chances of developing early-onset cancer.

September 09, 2016

In honor of Ovarian Cancer Month, it is only appropriate for me to discuss ovarian cancer. "Ovarian cancer" are two of the scariest words in any language for a woman to hear — screening for it at this time is poor and more often than not, by the time it is detected it is too late.

August 16, 2016

Of the possible 1,000,000 Lynch syndrome carriers in the USA alone, it is estimated that only about 5 percent have been tested.

July 06, 2016

There are about one million people in the United States with Lynch syndrome and yet, it is estimated that only 5 percent of this particular population is aware of the fact they hold one of the five Lynch syndrome genes.

May 05, 2016

Lynch syndrome is an inherited cancer susceptibility syndrome caused by mutations in one of five DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes.

April 15, 2016

There will be another #Hcchat on Twitter this month with special guest Ellen Matloff.

March 21, 2016

Greek coffee and longevity on the Greek island of Ikaria.

February 16, 2016

As Colon Cancer Awareness Month approaches, know your risks for both cancer and Lynch Syndrome, a genetic syndrome that could make you more susceptible to a number of different cancers.

January 08, 2016

There is a constellation of factors that will determine your health. Your body, mind and environment are all important variables. Here are my thoughts and what I plan to do in 2016.