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Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA 2 gene mutation have a 72% chance of developing breast cancer in their lifetime. Imagine living with those odds? I was one of them.

This October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, speak to loved ones, check in and see if anyone you love could benefit from this life saving trial 💗

What Is a BRCA Gene Mutation and How Does it Increase Cancer Risk? This is a transcript of Episode 1 of the BRCA Gene Mutation and Cancer Awareness Podcast. This episode is What is the BRCA Gene Mutation and How Does it Increase Cancer Risk?

Transcript of Podcast Episode 1 Welcome to the BRCA gene mutation and cancer awareness podcast.  I am Christina Henry of Midlifestylist.com.  I am a Registered Nurse with a BRCA2 gene mutation.  My podcast will raise awareness of BRCA 1 and 2 gene mutations and their link to an increased cancer risk.  BRCA gene mutations affect males and females equally, but there isn’t a lot of awareness in the…

A CALL TO ACTION: Genetic Testing Could be Life-Saving for Ashkenazi Jews

A CALL TO ACTION: Genetic Testing Could be Life-Saving for Ashkenazi Jews By Susan Blauner, Executive Marketing Director – The Jewish Link

  Writing this article is for me is a step into the past – some of which are very personal and painful memories.  However, you will see the reason as the article progresses, and the critically important information I have included for the Jewish community. …

Test genetici per il Tumore del Seno e dell’Ovaio: capire se sei a rischio.

Localizzazioni cromosomiche dei geni BRCA 1 e BRCA 2 le cui mutazioni si associano a maggiore incidenza di tumore a seno ed ovaio

Il Tumore del Seno e dell’Ovaiosono ancora oggi purtroppo tra le principali cause di morte femminile. Secondo un recente report mondiale pubblicato su JAMA Oncology solo il tumore mammario nel 2015 ha determinato 523.000 decessi. Da tempo per entrambi è stata notata…

Mutationen der Gene BRCA 1 und BRCA 2 führen bei den Betroffenen mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit zu einer Krebserkrankung. Diese Mutationen sind mittels eines Gentests nachweisbar.Die Einführung eines neuen Medikaments hat die Therapiemöglichkeiten verbessert. Dieses Medikament und gesteigerte Aufmerksamkeit und ein niederschwelliger Zugang haben dementsprechend die Zahlen der Gentests an der MedUni…

Self-explanatory.

I’ve been so often inside my head comforting and talking myself off of the ledge of batshit insanity that people don’t know what’s going on. There have been a lot of emails, texts, messages that have gone unanswered on my part.

Do I look sick?

I’m going to finally play my cancer card. I can say with a religious-like conviction that I am sick and tired and lonely and desperate and anxious and…