Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses alcohol and how it relates to cancer risk.

Basser Center Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, presented a webinar on cancer genetic testing for physicians and other healthcare providers. She discussed genetic testing for cancer predisposition syndromes; panel testing including BRCA and other genes; genetic research updates, and more.

Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses lifestyle interventions, such as diet and exercise, to reduce hereditary cancer risk.

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. 

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. 

During the Seventh Annual Basser Center Scientific Symposium, the 2018 Global Prize was presented to Maria Jasin, PhD, by Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, Basser co-founder Mindy Gray, and Basser Global Prize co-founders Shari and Leonard Potter.

The Seventh Annual Basser Center Scientific Symposium held on Tuesday, May 7, and Wednesday, May 8, featured Keynote speaker and Basser Global Prize awardee Maria Jasin, PhD, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, the Basser Center presented a panel with internationally renowned BRCA experts on the latest in BRCA-related clinical research and patient care. This event was held during the Basser Scientific Symposium and is geared toward the general public.

Los hombres y mujeres con mutaciones genéticas, ya sea en BRCA corren mayor riesgo de desarrollar ciertos tipos de cáncer, incluido el cáncer de mama, ovario, próstata y páncreas.

On Thursday, March 28, 2019, the Basser Center and Congregation Beth El presented a panel discussion about the experience of living with BRCA mutations and hereditary cancers.

Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses hereditary cancer risk for BRCA mutation carriers and ways in which that might impact individuals differently.