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2024 Breakthroughs and Discoveries Panel

The 2024 Breakthroughs and Discoveries Panel brought together internationally renowned experts in the field of BRCA-related cancer research and care. A special thank you to our moderator, Jill Werman Harris for leading such a lively discussion, to Dr. Susan Domchek, MD for putting this panel together and to our panelists, Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH of Memorial Sloan Kettering, Clare Turnbull, MD, PhD of the Institute of Cancer Research in London, and H. Gilbert Welch, MD of Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Surgery and Public Health for their thoughtful insights.

UPenn Scientists Among Those Developing Vaccines That Arm the Immune System to Fight Cancer

University of Pennsylvania researchers are studying a preventative vaccine for people who carry cancer-causing BRCA gene mutations, through a clinical trial with healthy participants.

Penn’s BRCA Cancer Vaccine Trial Aims to Prevent the Disease in Healthy People

A groundbreaking cancer vaccine is in the midst of clinical trials at the Basser Center. The shot would benefit those carrying cancer-causing BRCA gene mutations by recognizing early signs of disease and stopping cancer before it develops.

Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing 101

Basser Center genetic counselor, Jackie Cappadocia, MS, LCGC, and Cancer Support Community Delaware team up for a webinar to review the genetic basis of cancer and the importance of family history in identifying at-risk relatives.

Share the Gift of Knowledge

This holiday season, as you pass the turkey and stuffing, please also pass along the gift of knowledge. Share this video and our BRCA risk factor quiz (basser.org/quiz) with three people you love and ask them to share with three more. Through the power of family and friendship, we can save countless lives.

Furthering Diversity in the Field of Genetics Through the 2023 Summer Program

Meet our six 2023 Basser Summer Scholars and learn what they're looking forward to learning from the Basser Center team this summer.

What You Should Know About Genetic Testing and How it Can Save Lives

Jacquelyn Powers, MS, LCGC, associate director of Genetic Counseling at the Basser Center for BRCA, explained how genetic counseling and testing can identify cancer risk and help prevent or catch it early.

Alona Shaked's Story: Finding Beauty in Her Own Tragedy

The day Basser YLC member, Alona Shaked, was diagnosed with breast cancer was the same day she learned about what BRCA1/2 gene mutations are. She says, "While what happened to me was in many ways horrible, there is some beauty in what my own tragedy has given someone else: Life-saving knowledge."

Manage Your Cancer Risk with Genetic Testing

Jacquelyn Powers, MS, LCGC, a genetic counselor at the Basser Center, shares information about genetic counseling and testing services available at the Penn Medicine Mariann and Robert MacDonald Cancer Risk Evaluation Program and at the Center.

Ovarian Cancer Survivor: Learning about BRCA Saved My Life

Trudy Orthey learned she had a BRCA2 gene mutation after a family member’s cancer diagnosis. Now as a Basser Center patient, Trudy is cancer free and shares her journey with ovarian cancer.

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