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."
Elle Magazine editor-in-chief and fashion icon Nina Garcia shares her personal story with hereditary cancer and helps launch Basser Center initiative, LATINOS & BRCA.
Replacing Fear with Hope
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Narrated by Cobie Smulders, this video shares how the Basser Center is replacing fear with hope for families impacted by BRCA gene mutations.
2019 Basser Jean Bash Recap
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The Basser Jean Bash fundraiser on November 18, 2019, raised $9 million to support BRCA-related cancer research and featured Nina Garcia, editor-in-chief of Elle Magazine and judge on Project Runway.
Basser Jean Bash 2019: Amy Gutmann, PhD
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University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, PhD, spoke about the importance of cancer research at the 2019 Basser Jean Bash.
Basser Jean Bash 2019: Dave Price
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WNBC-TV weatherman and journalist Dave Price spoke at the 2019 Basser Jean Bash about hereditary pancreatic cancer and the importance of funding cancer research.
Basser Jean Bash 2019: Jon Mehlman
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Jon Mehlman shared his personal story with hereditary cancer and spoke in memory of his wife Marla at the 2019 Basser Jean Bash.
Basser Jean Bash 2019: Mindy and Jon Gray
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Basser Center founders Mindy and Jon Gray spoke at the biennial Basser Jean Bash fundraiser in Manhattan on November 18, 2019, which raised $9 million to support BRCA-related cancer research.
