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Kim Zayhowski
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Genetic Counselor and Assistant Professor 🧬 she/her 🏳️‍🌈 views are my own
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chestcare.bsky.social
Please check out our new open access publication in JCO Precision Oncology on the some of the work that informed the CHESTcare prototype!

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A figure showing the conclusions of the paper. Part A shows a picture of the difference between top surgery and mastectomy as well as DNA and an MRI, and is titled "Comprehensive education on surgical options, breast cancer risk, and postoperative screening." Part B shows a conversation between a genetic counselor and patient and is labeled "Integration of genetic counselor-driven risk assessment, testing, and pre-operative risk counseling. Part C shows a conversation between a surgeon and patient about top surgery, is labeled "Informed patient-led decisions making on surgical technique balancing risk and aesthetics". Part D depicts and microscope and graph and is labeled "long term quantitative cancer outcomes data." Part E depicts ultrasound and MRI alongside a trans symbol and is labeled: "inclusive breast/chest screening and health spaces"
October 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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kategenetics.bsky.social
"Biology isn't binary"- I talk to @kimzayhowski.bsky.social about sex, gender & genetics. I learned so much & loved hearing Kim's passion. We also talk about the weaponization of scientific terminology in politics. #PrideMonth #LGBTQIA #InclusiveHealthcare
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Does genetics influence sex and gender?
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June 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reposted by Kim Zayhowski
thedrkittendorf.bsky.social
Also, all my #GeneChat, #OncoSky, #MedSky, #SciArt peeps, please consider following @chestcare.bsky.social for updates on our prototype. We are committed to building personalized, evidence-based, community-collaborative cancer risk education for the trans & gender-diverse population.
chestcare.bsky.social CHESTcare @chestcare.bsky.social · May 7
Thrilled to present our research on top surgery, genetics, and breast/chest cancer risk at the #BNGAP LGBT Health Workforce Conference in NYC! Looking forward to sharing updates with you all soon. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #GeneChat #OncoSky
Two androgynous presenting and one femme presenting persons standing near a conference banner that reads "LGBT Health Workforce Conference"
May 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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chestcare.bsky.social
Thrilled to present our research on top surgery, genetics, and breast/chest cancer risk at the #BNGAP LGBT Health Workforce Conference in NYC! Looking forward to sharing updates with you all soon. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #GeneChat #OncoSky
Two androgynous presenting and one femme presenting persons standing near a conference banner that reads "LGBT Health Workforce Conference"
May 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Reposted by Kim Zayhowski
thedrkittendorf.bsky.social
i can finally say this piece is out in #JoGC! Thanks esp. to partner in crime @kimzayhowski.bsky.social, w/o whom I wouldn’t be surviving 2025, & to @j9austin.bsky.social for believing in this piece.

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#GeneChat #DataPrivacy #LGBTQ
March 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM