Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE, discussed fertility and family planning for those with BRCA mutations. Dr. Gracia is Associate Professor and board-certified reproductive endocrinologist in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Basser Center's annual Breakthroughs & Discoveries panel brought together experts in the field of BRCA gene mutations: moderator Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, and panelists Steven Narod, MD, FRCPC, FRSC, Basser's Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD, Lewis Cantley, PhD, and Mark Robson, MD.

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.

Doctors Chi Dang and Susan Domchek, the Basser Center's Executive Director, discuss the center in 2013.

Basser Center Executive Director, Susan Domchek, MD, and Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD, discuss recent advancements in BRCA-related research. Dr. Greenberg is the Basser Center's Director of Basic Science and Associate Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Learn more about the Basser Center for BRCA and BRCA-related gene mutations and cancer risk.

Basser Center patients share their personal stories with BRCA and hereditary cancer.

This 2016 fundraising event from the Basser Center for BRCA's Young Leadership Council featured personal stories from three speakers: Cheddar's Jon Steinberg, comedian and author Caitlin Brodnick, and TV writer and producer Jessica Queller.

This 2016 fundraising event from the Basser Center's Young Leadership Council featured personal stories from several speakers, as well as a personal thank you from Basser's Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD.

This 2016 fundraising event from the Basser Center for BRCA's Young Leadership Council featured TV writer and producer Jessica Queller sharing her personal story with BRCA and hereditary cancer.

This 2016 fundraising event from the Basser Center's Young Leadership Council featured personal stories from several speakers, including Cheddar's Jon Steinberg.

Dr. Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD is on the Basser Center's clinical staff. She's a physician-scientist with an interest in breast cancer genetics. Her major area of research interest is in the mechanisms of cancer development in individuals at high risk of breast cancer.

Memorial Sloan Kettering's Mark Robson, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist who specializes in the identification and management of individuals who have inherited an increased risk for cancer. His research has focused on the best ways to use genetic information to improve the outcomes of those with or at risk for hereditary cancers of all types.

David S. Yu, MD, PhD, is a board certified radiation oncologist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Yu practices general radiation oncology and specializes in the treatment of head and neck cancer, breast cancer, and lung cancer. 

Basser Center Executive Director, Susan Domchek, MD, discussed understanding hereditary cancer risk and BRCA mutations, providing a comprehensive introduction for mutation carriers and their families with an emphasis on risk terminology and basic genetic concepts.

Basser Center Executive Director, Susan Domchek, MD, and Justin Bekelman, MD, discussed how BRCA mutations affect men, including an increased risk of prostate cancer. Dr. Bekelman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania.