Welcome to ACT-GEN, your companion for navigating hereditary cancer risk. Built for people with Lynch syndrome or BRCA-related risk, this first release brings your care together in one place: • Clear, visual education about your condition • A prevention plan based on your age and genetic variant • Appointment tracking and preparation notes • Doctor-vetted resources Understand what comes next, one step at a time.

We got back from the American Society for Pediatric Hematology Oncology (ASPHO) in Pittsburgh with new colleagues and partners, predisposition research at other institutions, and exciting ideas to improve the app. Here is something we learned. There is no consensus on the scans protocol worldwide, for the predispositions we cover, some of them are very established and others vary a ton between institutions. This is because the field of cancer predispositions is fairly new and scientists haven't figured out the perfect recipe to monitor the appearance of tumors. Most of the discussion lies around when to start surveillance, and when to end it SAFELY! Your providers know that having recurring scans every year or every few months is a burden, and they want to minimize the impact it has on your life, but doing so safely and with data that supports it. While that discussion is going on, we thought it best to share the protocols we follow in the app to provide you with the specific scans for your age and gender. To view them, simply go to your profile and in the Suggested Protocol Page, click on View Protocol. You will see a lifetime view of the scans, their frequency, and when to start and stop them. This can serve as a conversation starter with your provider related to your care and to help improve education and awareness of your predisposition. As always, we are working behind-the-scenes to improve this tool, stay tuned.

More robust! We added a layer of encryption to keep your data safe in your device. We are moving your data to this database so please let us know if you notice something is missing! Better design. Design is at the core of this app, and visual design is very important to transmit the right sensation, so we are constantly making small tweaks to the visuals on the app to make it look good and keep the theme consistent. We are working next on showing you the protocols that the app follows so you can have a visual of behind-the-scenes, stay tuned.

Fixed some bugs related to: - Adding last scan dates - Deleting practitioners