Four years ago I traveled to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota to meet with a geneticist to help my family decide if my mother should be tested for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. Too many red flags “screaming suspicion” had been raised. Other members of my family were there as well. We crammed our folding …
Awareness
Mere days ago enough support was reached in Congress to designate the last week of September as National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week. In addition, the final Wednesday of September is to be designated as National Previvor Day. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) worked diligently to pass this resolution known as HR 1522. Congresswoman Wasserman …