The day Basser YLC member, Alona Shaked, was diagnosed with breast cancer was the same day she learned about what BRCA1/2 gene mutations are. She says, "While what happened to me was in many ways horrible, there is some beauty in what my own tragedy has given someone else: Life-saving knowledge."
Basser Center Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses what she hopes will be the next advances in BRCA-related research and hereditary cancer care, including liquid biopsies and determining individualized risk.
Ask a Genetic Counselor: BRCA & Men
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Basser Center Genetic Counselor Jacquelyn Powers, MS, LCGC, discusses the basic of BRCA mutations in men and shares helpful information like associated cancer risk and typical screening recommendations.
Racial Health Disparities in the United States
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The Basser Center's Young Leadership Council presents a panel on racial health disparities, moderated by women's health advocate Alejandra Campoverdi, with the participation of Basser oncologist Payal Shah, MD, and Basser Young Leadership Council members Ashley Dedmon and Nicole Garcia.
Ask Dr. Domchek: Determining Individualized Risk for Hereditary Cancer
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Basser Executive Director Susan, Domchek, MD, discusses BRCA mutations and the ways in which individualized risk for hereditary cancer can be determined.
Navigating the World of Fertility and Family Planning
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The Basser Young Leadership Council presented a virtual panel, Navigating the World of Fertility and Family Planning. The panel featured Basser YLC members Mackenzie Dougherty and Lindsay Goldblatt, as well as clinicians Haley Moss, MD, MBA, Basser Center genetic counselor Danielle McKenna MS, LCGC, and system chief for reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Northwell Health, Nicole Noyes, MD.
Ask a Genetic Counselor: When to Consider Genetic Retesting
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Basser Center genetic counselor Dana Farengo Clark, MS, LCGC, discusses when to consider getting additional genetic testing and why to consider scheduling an appointment with a genetic counselor after you've already been tested.
ACLU, Myriad, and the Supreme Court with Erika Stallings, Esquire, and Sandra Park, Esquire
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The Basser Center Young Leadership Council presented a discussion on genetics and the law with Erika Stallings, Esquire, and Sandra Park, Esquire.
Basser Young Leadership Council Interview with Ben Black, PhD
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The Basser Young Leadership Council speaks to Ben Black, PhD, of Penn Medicine's Biochemistry and Biophysics department, about recent advancements in breast cancer research.
Ask a Genetic Counselor: Genetic Testing and Variants of Uncertain Significance
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Basser Center genetic counselor Jessica Ebrahimzadeh, MS, LCGC, discusses genetic testing and what it means to receive a variant of uncertain significance in your results.