AU Autumn Demberger I’ll Never Forget My First Mammogram Having my breasts squished by a plexiglass robot was not on my Bingo card this year, but there you have it
AU Autumn Demberger Young Women Get Breast Cancer Too 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Young women are no exception
LIF MED GEN AU Autumn Demberger What Genetic Counseling for Cancer Risk Is Like After testing for inherited cancer risk, the next step is talking with a genetic counselor
GEN AU Autumn Demberger It’s in Your Genes: Understanding Inherited Breast Cancer Risk Diving into the world of BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 gene mutations
HUM GEN MED AI Aimee Natt My BRCA Journal — The Breast Consultation The next step was a consultation about my plans after learning I inherited the BRCA2 genetic mutation. I intended not to make a decision…
GEN AI Aimee Natt My BRCA Journal — The First Step After receiving the news that I inherited a genetic mutation called BRCA2 my life got busier and I tried to downplay how that affected my…
LIF ART UN unipath specialty laboratory Unravelling the BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes — A Tale of Increased Cancer Risks and Mutations Breast cancer is a complex disease with various risk factors, including age, family history, lifestyle, and genetics. BRCA1 and BRCA2…
GEN DA Dara Friedman-Wheeler Thank you, Elizabeth Wurtzel My maternal grandmother died of breast cancer in her 50s. I was four, so I didn’t really get to know her. The generation in between us has…
ECO LIF LO Lola Larue 5 Lessons I’ve Learned to Support My Health This Year In April 2023, I learned my family carries a pathogenic variant of the BRCA2 gene. In May 2023, I found a little lump in my right breast. I…
GEN DR Dr. Mark D'Andrea BRCA GENE MUTATIONS: GENETIC TESTING AND CANCER RISK BRCA1 and BRCA2 (Breast Cancer Gene 1 and 2) are genes that create proteins that aid in the repair of DNA damage. Each of these genes can…