Since 2012, the Basser Center for BRCA has been working towards treating, preventing, and researching BRCA related Cancers. Now, the Center has launched #invisiblegenes to bring awareness to inherited cancer and increase early detection.
Dana Zucker, Executive Director of the Gray Foundation and Mindy Gray Co-founder for Basser Center for BRCA and Gray Foundation join Cheddar to explain the campaign and why understanding BRCA is so important. Everyone has BRCA genes, but the issue is when those genes are mutated.
BRCA mutations can lead to breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and others. The Basser Center for BRCA hopes that through their work, the treatments around breast cancer and other hereditary gene cancers will improve and become less cumbersome and intrusive.
Many DNA tests on the market offer a glimpse into what makes your individual character, including who your ancestors are and some can even analyze your risk for developing certain diseases. Cheddar News spoke with Sam Beeler, chief strategy officer with Nebula Genomics; Eleanor Griffith, a certified genetic counselor; and Dr. Neil Iyengar, a medical oncologist with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center about the process involved in checking DNA and its effectiveness.
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Focusing on Your Body's Transverse Plane
New research suggests that if you get just 22 minutes of exercise a day, it could counteract the effects of prolonged sitting.
A new study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry that involved 80 participants with moderate to severe depression found hot yoga could have some positive impacts on mental health.
California Governor Gavin Newsom met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in an effort to promote climate co-operation
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weather forecast for Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.
Understanding chronic illness and their link to muscle and bone health.
