Hereditary cancer risk assessment in NYC
Materna has partnered with Previvor Edge, a physician led cancer prevention program, so you can get a full assessment and a plan made for you.
Medically reviewed by Kristin Mallon, CNM, RNC-OB, MSCP. Last reviewed October 2026.
Your family history is one of the most useful things you can know about your health. Start with a few questions to see whether a full assessment is a good next step.
What is a cancer risk assessment?
A cancer risk assessment is a review of your family history, personal health history, and lifestyle to estimate your chance of developing certain cancers, including breast, ovarian, and colon cancer. It can include genetic testing for inherited gene changes such as BRCA1, BRCA2, and Lynch syndrome. You finish with a personal screening and prevention plan.
Materna Health in New York City offers cancer risk assessment through its partner Previvor Edge, with telehealth visits for adults in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Why assess cancer risk during your reproductive years?
Your family history is information you can use. It helps shape choices about fertility, pregnancy, and hormones. These are choices you may already be making with us.
BRCA testing before pregnancy
Knowing your family history and BRCA status before pregnancy gives you choices. Those can include embryo testing and fertility planning. You get to weigh them on your own timeline.
During pregnancy
Your body changes a lot in pregnancy, and that is healthy. When your care team knows your family history, they can tailor your care to you.
After birth
A plan made now keeps your screening on track through breastfeeding and beyond. You will know your timing and what to ask for.
Hormones and perimenopause
Your family history is part of any conversation about hormone therapy. Knowing it first makes that conversation clear and confident.
Do I need a cancer risk assessment?
Answer yes or no. Think about blood relatives on both your mother's and your father's side. Your answers stay private on your own screen.
1. Has a close relative had breast cancer before age 50?
2. Has any relative had ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer?
3. Has a male relative had breast cancer?
4. Have two or more relatives on the same side of the family had breast, ovarian, pancreatic, or prostate cancer?
5. Has a close relative had colon or uterine cancer before age 50?
6. Has anyone in your family tested positive for a cancer gene change, such as BRCA1, BRCA2, or Lynch syndrome?
7. Do you have Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry?
8. Have you had breast, ovarian, colon, or uterine cancer yourself?
A full assessment is worth your time
Your answers match the family history patterns that medical guidelines recommend for a full cancer risk assessment. This is a good step toward a clear picture and a plan made for you. Our partner Previvor Edge is a physician led cancer prevention program that does this by telehealth.
Or talk it through with us first. Book a preconception visit.
Routine screening is likely right for you
Your answers fit routine screening. Keep going with your regular checkups and share any new family history with your clinician. Still learning your family history? We are happy to talk it through.
This self-check is educational. Your clinician is always the best person to talk through your results with.
What do you get with Previvor Edge?
Previvor Edge looks at your whole picture and turns it into a plan you can use. Here is what comes with it.
Your personal risk profile
A clear read on where you stand across several cancer types. It draws on more than 220 personal factors, including your family history, health history, and lifestyle.
A screening plan built for you
Screening recommendations based on your own profile, with the right tests at the right times.
Genetic testing and counseling
A test kit shipped to your home when testing fits. A genetics expert walks you through what your results mean for you and your family.
A full virtual visit
Unhurried time with a clinician backed by expertise in oncology, genetics, and internal medicine. You can ask every question you have.
Your twelve month action plan
A written plan covering screening, lifestyle steps, and prevention options, laid out month by month.
Ongoing support
Depending on the plan you choose, this includes follow up visits, messaging with your clinician, and help putting your plan into action.
Results that come back to your care team
Share your plan with us and we build it into your fertility, pregnancy, or postpartum care at Materna.
How does a cancer risk assessment work?
The assessment is done by our partner, Previvor Edge. Visits are by telehealth for adults in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
1. Share your history
You complete an online health profile covering your medical history, family history, and lifestyle.
2. Genetic testing, if it fits
A test kit can be shipped to your home when testing is recommended.
3. Meet a clinician
You review your risk across several cancer types in a virtual visit.
4. Leave with a plan
You get a written prevention and screening plan for the next twelve months.
Then bring it back to us. Share your plan with your Materna clinician. We fold it into your fertility, pregnancy, or postpartum care.
How much does a cancer risk assessment cost?
Previvor Edge sets its own pricing and bills separately from Materna. At the time of writing, it lists an insurance option with commercial PPO plans and self pay options. Genetic testing may be covered when you meet clinical guidelines.
Cancer risk assessment FAQs
Who should get a hereditary cancer risk assessment?
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends an assessment for women with a personal or family history of breast, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer, or with ancestry linked to BRCA gene changes. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that family history be reviewed and updated regularly as part of routine women's health care. The self-check above covers the same family history patterns.
Should I get BRCA testing before I get pregnant?
If cancer runs in your family, before pregnancy is a great time to find out. Knowing your BRCA status early gives you the widest set of choices for fertility planning, embryo testing, and screening. A preconception visit at Materna is a good place to start that conversation.
Where can I get a cancer risk assessment in NYC?
Materna Health in the West Village offers cancer risk assessment through its partner Previvor Edge. Visits are by telehealth, so you can do it from home anywhere in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut. Genetic test kits ship to your door.
Is this the same as a BRCA test?
A cancer risk assessment is broader. A BRCA test looks at two genes. An assessment looks at your whole picture, including family history, personal history, and lifestyle. Genetic testing can be one part of it.
Do I need to be a Materna patient?
Everyone is welcome to use the self-check and start an assessment. If you are a Materna patient, bring your results to your next visit.
Can I do this while I am pregnant or breastfeeding?
Yes. The assessment and genetic testing use your history and a sample collected at home. Your plan is timed around pregnancy and breastfeeding.
What does a yes on the self-check mean?
It means a full assessment is a good next step for you. Many women who are assessed learn their risk is average. Everyone leaves with a plan.
Does Materna do the genetic testing?
Our partner Previvor Edge handles the assessment and testing. We use the results in your care here.
What if I am still learning my family history?
Many women are. Share what you know. An assessment is useful with whatever you bring.
Sources
US Preventive Services Task Force. BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing. 2019.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Committee Opinion 793: Hereditary Cancer Syndromes and Risk Assessment. 2019.
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