12/18/2025
We’re thrilled to highlight Adela Rodríguez-Hernández, MD, in our Making Waves series, dedicated to spotlighting the extraordinary work of healthcare providers and researchers who are creating ripple effects of impact in their communities.
As a research fellow in the Cancer Genetics and Prevention group at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute—trained as a medical oncologist in Spain and specializing in hereditary cancer and translational genomics—Dr. Rodríguez-Hernández is often asked how to counsel patients who carry rare pathogenic variants, particularly when evidence is limited or outdated. In this blog, she explores results from a newly published study in Gynecologic Oncology, where a decade of clinical testing data was analyzed to better characterize cancer patterns among individuals with SMARCA4 gPVs, in order to help address long-standing gaps in counseling, surveillance, and prevention.
The waves these extraordinary scientists make extend far beyond a single patient—they touch families, futures, and generations to come.
🌊 Dive into the research: https://hubs.ly/Q03YD35t0