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Genetics 101 | In the Family
What are Genes, and what is a Genetic (or Gene) Mutation?
Genes are the blueprints for making all the proteins your body needs to grow, develop and work properly. Most genes come in pairs. One gene co...
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The Family | In the Family
How can I hide from you, for everywhere I go you try to find me?
How can I see myself as a "woman" when you insist upon disfiguring me?
How can I look at my daughter, sister and friend and wonder: Are...
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Know Your Risk | In the Family
Should I get tested for BRCA?
Not everyone needs to be tested for BRCA. In fact, most cancer is NOT due to inherited mutations such as BRCA. One or two cases of breast or ovarian cancer in a family d...
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Men & BRCA | In the Family
What types of risks for developing cancer do men have with a BRCA mutation?
Men with a BRCA gene mutation have a higher risk of developing breast cancer, prostate cancer and skin cancer (melanoma). In...
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The Film | In the Family
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At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer.
Armed with a positive genetic test result that...
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I Have a BRCA Mutation | In the Family
According to estimates, about 36% – 85% of women with a BRCA gene mutation will develop
breast cancer. People with non-mutated BRCA genes are about 13% likely to develop breast cancer. In other words...