Basser Center for BRCA Celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month TODAY News Susan Domchek, MD, executive director of the Basser Center, took part in a live interview on the TODAY Show with breast cancer survivor and Basser Advisory Board member Jill Martin. Latest News Meet the 2019 Breast Health Champions Philadelphia Magazine News | October 2019 Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, has been featured as one of Philadelphia Magazine's 2019 Breast Health Champions. In this interview with her, she discusses the role of medical oncologists, hereditary cancer, and what both men and women should know about their potential risk for breast cancer. Wellness Wednesday: Breast Cancer in Men WOSU Radio News | October 2019 WOSU Radio’s “All Sides with Ann Fisher” interviewed Payal D. Shah, MD, an assistant professor of Hematology-Oncology and a member of the Basser Center, about breast cancer in men, genetic risks, and what patients should know. What’s Your Family History? with Susan M. Domchek, MD Real Pink News | October 2019 Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses the importance of knowing your family health history on Real Pink, the Susan G. Komen podcast. Dr. Domchek on Potential Benefits of Biosimilars in Oncology OncLive News | September 2019 Susan Domchek, MD, Executive Director of the Basser Center, discusses the potential benefits of biosimilars in oncology. Biosimilars are like "generic" medications; they are officially approved versions of innovative, original products. Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA Chooses Two Cambridge Researchers for 2019 Basser Global Prize Penn Medicine News News | September 2019 Douglas Easton, PhD, and Antonis Antoniou, PhD, have been named recipients of the seventh annual Basser Global Prize. Easton and Antoniou are both professors in the department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge, and members of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre. Broadening Criteria for BRCA1/2 Evaluation Placing the USPSTF Recommendation in Context Journal of the American Medical Association News | August 2019 For the Journal of the American Medical Association, Basser executive director Susan Domchek, MD, and Memorial Sloan Kettering's Mark Robson, MD, discuss limitations around the new United States Preventive Services Task Force guidelines for BRCA genetic testing. Identification and Confirmation of Potentially Actionable Germline Mutations in Tumor-Only Genomic Sequencing American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal News | August 2019 Basser Center genetic counselors and investigators teamed up to analyze publicly available data for genes in which mutations are implicated in germline cancer susceptibility and establish a pipeline to automate clinical referral for evaluation of tumor-only genetic profiling. Blackstone President Jonathan Gray Donates $25 Million To Tackle Deadly Breast Cancer Gene Forbes News | July 2019 Basser Center founders Mindy and Jon Gray have announced a further $25 million in funding for BRCA-related research. The grants will be split among seven research teams across the globe. Deputy Director of Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center Receives $3 Million Grant from The Gray Foundation Penn Medicine News News | July 2019 Katherine L. Nathanson, MD, has been awarded a $3 million research grant from the Gray Foundation, which will support Nathanson and her team as they study new approaches to understanding immune function both in healthy BRCA mutation carriers and BRCA-related cancers. Women proudly model bikinis after body-changing battles New York Post News | July 2019 Basser Young Leadership co-chair Erika Stallings is featured in a body awareness piece from the New York Post, where she discusses life after a preventive mastectomy. 16 Things Doctors Wish You Knew About Breast Cancer Genetic Testing Reader's Digest News | June 2019 Reader's Digest shares a helpful list of what doctors wish you knew about breast cancer and genetic testing (including a Basser Center mention). How Alejandra Campoverdi Outwitted Breast Cancer While Helping Women Save Their Own Lives People En Espanol News | June 2019 Alejandra Campoverdi shares her story with People En Espanol and discusses her BRCA2 mutation, her recent preventative mastectomy, and her new collaboration with the Basser Center: LATINO & BRCA, the first BRCA-related awareness campaign focused on the Latino community. How Should Patients and Providers Interpret the US Food and Drug Administration’s Regulatory Language for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests? Journal of Clinical Oncology News | June 2019 In the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses at-home genetic testing and the FDA’s regulatory language, which might confuse not only consumers, but also medical providers who are asked to interpret results and make clinical recommendations. Trial Highlights Complexities of Targeted Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer National Cancer Institute News | June 2019 Susan Domchek, MD, executive director of the Basser Center, discusses the state of research showing PARP inhibitors can be effective for pancreatic patients with BRCA mutations. Doctors Outline New Discoveries in the Fight to Cure Ovarian Cancer Main Line Times News | May 2019 Mainline Media News profiles the work of Dr. Ronny Drapkin, the Basser Center's Director of Gynecologic Cancer Research. How to Quell a Cytokine Storm: International Team Finds New Ways to Dampen an Overactive Immune System Penn Medicine News News | May 2019 Researchers at Penn Medicine and University of Leeds, co-led by the Basser's Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD, have deciphered the structure of a multipart, molecular complex that is also responsible for regulating the immune system and have found new molecular targets for fighting autoimmunity. I Had a Preventive Mastectomy—Then Found Out I Already Had Breast Cancer Yahoo Lifestyle News | May 2019 Alejandra Campoverdi, who has partnered with the Basser Center for our LATINX & BRCA initiative, speaks about her recent preventative mastectomy. Penn Research Provides Insight into Genetic Link to Potential Treatment Response Among BRCA1/2 Breast Cancer Patients Penn Medicine News News | May 2019 New findings from Penn Medicine researchers, including the study’s senior author, Basser’s Katherine L. 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Basser Center for BRCA Celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month TODAY News Susan Domchek, MD, executive director of the Basser Center, took part in a live interview on the TODAY Show with breast cancer survivor and Basser Advisory Board member Jill Martin.
Meet the 2019 Breast Health Champions Philadelphia Magazine News | October 2019 Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, has been featured as one of Philadelphia Magazine's 2019 Breast Health Champions. In this interview with her, she discusses the role of medical oncologists, hereditary cancer, and what both men and women should know about their potential risk for breast cancer.
Wellness Wednesday: Breast Cancer in Men WOSU Radio News | October 2019 WOSU Radio’s “All Sides with Ann Fisher” interviewed Payal D. Shah, MD, an assistant professor of Hematology-Oncology and a member of the Basser Center, about breast cancer in men, genetic risks, and what patients should know.
What’s Your Family History? with Susan M. Domchek, MD Real Pink News | October 2019 Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses the importance of knowing your family health history on Real Pink, the Susan G. Komen podcast.
Dr. Domchek on Potential Benefits of Biosimilars in Oncology OncLive News | September 2019 Susan Domchek, MD, Executive Director of the Basser Center, discusses the potential benefits of biosimilars in oncology. Biosimilars are like "generic" medications; they are officially approved versions of innovative, original products.
Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA Chooses Two Cambridge Researchers for 2019 Basser Global Prize Penn Medicine News News | September 2019 Douglas Easton, PhD, and Antonis Antoniou, PhD, have been named recipients of the seventh annual Basser Global Prize. Easton and Antoniou are both professors in the department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge, and members of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre.
Broadening Criteria for BRCA1/2 Evaluation Placing the USPSTF Recommendation in Context Journal of the American Medical Association News | August 2019 For the Journal of the American Medical Association, Basser executive director Susan Domchek, MD, and Memorial Sloan Kettering's Mark Robson, MD, discuss limitations around the new United States Preventive Services Task Force guidelines for BRCA genetic testing.
Identification and Confirmation of Potentially Actionable Germline Mutations in Tumor-Only Genomic Sequencing American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal News | August 2019 Basser Center genetic counselors and investigators teamed up to analyze publicly available data for genes in which mutations are implicated in germline cancer susceptibility and establish a pipeline to automate clinical referral for evaluation of tumor-only genetic profiling.
Blackstone President Jonathan Gray Donates $25 Million To Tackle Deadly Breast Cancer Gene Forbes News | July 2019 Basser Center founders Mindy and Jon Gray have announced a further $25 million in funding for BRCA-related research. The grants will be split among seven research teams across the globe.
Deputy Director of Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center Receives $3 Million Grant from The Gray Foundation Penn Medicine News News | July 2019 Katherine L. Nathanson, MD, has been awarded a $3 million research grant from the Gray Foundation, which will support Nathanson and her team as they study new approaches to understanding immune function both in healthy BRCA mutation carriers and BRCA-related cancers.
Women proudly model bikinis after body-changing battles New York Post News | July 2019 Basser Young Leadership co-chair Erika Stallings is featured in a body awareness piece from the New York Post, where she discusses life after a preventive mastectomy.
16 Things Doctors Wish You Knew About Breast Cancer Genetic Testing Reader's Digest News | June 2019 Reader's Digest shares a helpful list of what doctors wish you knew about breast cancer and genetic testing (including a Basser Center mention).
How Alejandra Campoverdi Outwitted Breast Cancer While Helping Women Save Their Own Lives People En Espanol News | June 2019 Alejandra Campoverdi shares her story with People En Espanol and discusses her BRCA2 mutation, her recent preventative mastectomy, and her new collaboration with the Basser Center: LATINO & BRCA, the first BRCA-related awareness campaign focused on the Latino community.
How Should Patients and Providers Interpret the US Food and Drug Administration’s Regulatory Language for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests? Journal of Clinical Oncology News | June 2019 In the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses at-home genetic testing and the FDA’s regulatory language, which might confuse not only consumers, but also medical providers who are asked to interpret results and make clinical recommendations.
Trial Highlights Complexities of Targeted Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer National Cancer Institute News | June 2019 Susan Domchek, MD, executive director of the Basser Center, discusses the state of research showing PARP inhibitors can be effective for pancreatic patients with BRCA mutations.
Doctors Outline New Discoveries in the Fight to Cure Ovarian Cancer Main Line Times News | May 2019 Mainline Media News profiles the work of Dr. Ronny Drapkin, the Basser Center's Director of Gynecologic Cancer Research.
How to Quell a Cytokine Storm: International Team Finds New Ways to Dampen an Overactive Immune System Penn Medicine News News | May 2019 Researchers at Penn Medicine and University of Leeds, co-led by the Basser's Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD, have deciphered the structure of a multipart, molecular complex that is also responsible for regulating the immune system and have found new molecular targets for fighting autoimmunity.
I Had a Preventive Mastectomy—Then Found Out I Already Had Breast Cancer Yahoo Lifestyle News | May 2019 Alejandra Campoverdi, who has partnered with the Basser Center for our LATINX & BRCA initiative, speaks about her recent preventative mastectomy.
Penn Research Provides Insight into Genetic Link to Potential Treatment Response Among BRCA1/2 Breast Cancer Patients Penn Medicine News News | May 2019 New findings from Penn Medicine researchers, including the study’s senior author, Basser’s Katherine L. Nathanson, MD, provide clues about immune response of tumors in patients with BRCA-related breast cancers. The research could shape treatment strategies and clinical trials.