The Stoler Report-New York's Business Report - Genetic Testing for Cancer: Ashkenazi Jews and Others at Increased Risk
Episode Details
Original tape date: November 13, 2018. First aired: January 20, 2019.The BRCA gene exists world-wide. The mutation of the BRCA gene is found in greater numbers in people of mid-European descent, and in a large number - in Ashkenazi Jews. Men and women with the mutant BRCA gene are at greatest risk for breast and ovarian cancers, and prostate cancer. For more information, go to www.bforstudy.com. Panelists' message: GET TESTED!
Guest List
Robin Camhi Baum, MS Outreach Director, BRCA Founder Outreach Study
Rabbi Lisa Gelber Spiritual Leader, Congregation Habonim
Kelly Morgan, MS, CGC Genetic Counselor, Site Coordinator/BRCA Founder Outreach Study, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Kenneth Offit, MD Chief-Clinical Genetics Service, Principal Investigator-BRCA Founder Outreach Study, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
