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At What Age Should a Male BRCA Carrier Begin Screening for Cancer?
Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Genetics and Director of the Basser Center’s Men & BRCA Program, answers one common question regarding BRCA in men.
Manage Your Cancer Risk with Genetic Testing
Shifting the Story from Cancer to Prevention: Kate DiLullo’s BRCA Family Story
With help from the Basser Center, Kate changed her family's story and got ahead of a potential cancer diagnosis.
Our BRCA Journeys: A Storytelling Event
Susan Domchek, MD, moderated this Central Synagogue panel with individuals across various communities discussing their BRCA mutations and the steps they have taken to reduce their risk.
Bruce and Marcy’s Family BRCA Story
Pediatrician Bruce Gooberman shares his family's story about their journey with BRCA.
A BRCA Family Affair: The Garcia Family Shares Their Story
Basser Young Leadership Council member and patient advocate Nicole Garcia, her mother, Mariana Garcia, and her sister, Marisa Martinez, discuss their family's journey with BRCA, including how they've managed their personal cancer risk, and how the Latino community can better educate themselves about family cancer history. The panel was moderated by Alejandra Campoverdi, co-founder of the Basser Center's LATINOS & BRCA initiative.
Empowering GENErations: Have You Had the Family Cancer Talk?
This virtual panel features Black families impacted by BRCA-related cancer in discussion with a Basser Center genetic counselor. Presented in collaboration with the Basser Center’s Black & BRCA initiative, Cancer Awareness Network, Sisters R Us Circle of Survivors, My Style Matters, and Wawela Cancer Support.
Talking With Your Family About BRCA Mutations
BRCA & Ovarian Cancer: An Education Panel
Learn about ovarian cancer screenings, preventive surgical options, hormone replacement therapy, and more in this panel discussion moderated by Basser Center Young Leadership Council (YLC) member Jenny Sorin. Panelists include Basser oncologist Ashley Haggerty, MD, MSCE and Basser YLC members Maura Morris and Katrina Wells.
Prophylactic Oophorectomy and Surgical Menopause with Ashley Haggerty, MD, MSCE
Penn Medicine gynecologic oncologist Ashley Haggerty, MD, MSCE, discusses hereditary ovarian cancer, ovarian cancer prevention, what to expect from preventive surgery, and issues related to surgical menopause.