Genetionary.org is an ad-free resource about genes, genetic mutations, and hereditary cancer. My name is Mark A. Hicks, and I'm the creator of Gentionary.org. I was a career freelance illustrator but became a hereditary cancer awareness and prevention advocate after my late wife was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer caused by a BRCA2 mutation. When I was my late wife's cancer caregiver, I often found myself trying to explain to others about her diagnosis, how her cancer could have been prevented, and how our adult child ended up with the exact same BRCA2 mutation as her mother. But I quickly realized that many people lack a basic understanding of genetics, genetic inheritance, and cancer. So, being an illustrator with decades of experience creating educational materials, I started drawing pictures to help explain it. My soul mate of 40 years died horribly and needlessly because information wasn’t shared. Nobody should die of a preventable cancer. Nobody! |
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