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Navigating Sexual Health and Intimacy After Surgery
The Basser Center teamed up with AnaOno Intimates for a a panel on sexual health. Designer Dana Donofree moderates a panel of experts including a Basser Center genetic counselor, family therapist, sexual health specialist and a previvor.
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in the Jewish Communiy
Men and women of Eastern or Central European Jewish descent (Ashkenazi Jewish) have a 1 in 40 chance of having a BRCA mutation. Learn more about your hereditary cancer risk.
About BRCA with Dr. Susan Domchek
The Basser Center for BRCA's Executive Director, Susan Domchel, MD, sheds some light on BRCA mutations and hereditary cancer.
Introduction to Genetic Testing: Pancreatic Cancer
Germline genetic testing for cancer susceptibility is currently recommended for pancreatic cancer patients due to potential implications for targeted therapies and risk assessment of family members. This video was created in an effort to share existing resources and increase genetic testing rates in those with pancreatic cancer patients.
Introduction to Genetic Testing: Prostate Cancer
Germline genetic testing for cancer susceptibility is currently recommended for advanced prostate cancer patients due to potential implications for targeted therapies and risk assessment of family members. This video was created in an effort to share existing resources and increase genetic testing rates in those with advanced prostate cancer patients.
LATINOS & BRCA
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.
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.
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.
Black Genes Matter: Why I’m Partnering with the Basser Center to Launch Black & BRCA
Patient advocate Erika Stallings writes about her own experiences living with a BRCA mutation and why she has partnered with the Basser Center to begin Black & BRCA, an initiative to raise awareness of hereditary cancer and to bring resources and support to the Black community.
What’s in a Name: Previvorship & Patient Advocacy
For National Previvor Day, Basser Center genetic counselor Becca Mueller, MS, LCGC, writes about the origins of the term and what it means to BRCA mutation carriers.