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A BRCA Journey: Eli Lopez Shares Her Story for Hispanic Heritage Month
Patient advocate and BRCA1 mutation carrier Eli Lopez shares her story about her journey with hereditary cancer, including genetic testing, preventative surgery, and more.
Breast Cancer Doesn't Stop for COVID
Basser Center genetic counselor Danielle McKenna, MS, LCGC, discusses the importance of resuming your screening appointments and not postponing them because of the pandemic.
Updates in Genetic Terminology: From "Mutation" to "Variant"
Basser Center genetic counselor Jessica Ebrahimzadeh, MS, LCGC, explains a recent update to the terminology around "genetic mutation."
Clinician Resources for Hereditary Cancer in the Black Community
For Black History Month, we've compiled some helpful hereditary cancer resources for providers and clinicians working with patients in the Black community.
Genetic Testing: Understanding True Negative Vs Uninformative Negative
Basser Center genetic counselor Derek Mann helps to explain the different types of negative genetic test results: uninformed negative and true negative.
BRCA and COVID Vaccines
Recently, we have received a lot of questions about COVID vaccines and whether or not they are safe for BRCA mutation carriers. This blog post addresses some of those concerns.