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ONS member Celeste Adams, RN, BSN, MBA, nurse navigator at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, UT, and member of the ONS Intermountain Chapter, and Kathleen Wiley, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, director of oncology nursing practice at ONS, discuss how nurse navigators can help patients and caregivers understand genomic advancements, how someone’s genes affect cancer prevention and treatment, and the impact that genomics testing can have on a patient’s quality of life.   Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod  Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0  Episode Notes  Check out these resources from today’s episode:  Complete this evaluation for free nursing continuing professional development.  Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 13: What You Need to Know About At-Home Genetic Testing  Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 39: Understanding Genomics in Oncology Nursing  Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode Hereditary Cancer Genetics—ONS Congress  ONS Genomics and Precision Oncology Learning Library  ONS Voice article: Help Patients Understand Genomic Variants of Unknown Significance  ONS Voice article: An Oncology Nurse’s Primer on Genomics and Biomarker Terminology  ONS Voice article: What Happens During a Genetics Counseling Session?   Intermountain Healthcare genomics resources for patients  Intermountain Healthcare genomics services for providers  Intermountain Healthcare’s genomics research projects  Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)  National Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCCN) guidelines and clinical resources