FEBRUARY 2019

The Things You Should Bring to the Hospital (That Seem Obvious in Hindsight, But Not in the Moment)

As part of an ongoing blog series featuring informational essays and personal stories from members of the Basser Young Leadership Council, Jourdan Cohen wrote a list of things to bring to the hospital for a mastectomy (or other preventative surgeries)—things like headphones, snacks, and plenty of distractions. Jourdan is a digital marketer and BRCA1 mutation-carrier. She is the co-Chair of the Basser Center Young Leadership Council's social media committee, and has written about her experiences with undergoing a mastectomy for ELLE.com.

Read her blog here.

Susan Domchek, MD, Discusses the MEDIOLA Trial

Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, discusses the role of specific PARP inhibitors in an ongoing breast cancer trial. The combination of olaparib (Lynparza) and durvalumab (Imfinzi) demonstrated encouraging activity in patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer with germline BRCA mutations, prompting an expansion cohort within the open-label phase II MEDIOLA trial, explained Dr. Domchek, who is also the study's lead investigator.

BRCA Research Update Webinar: Looking Back At 2018 And Plans For The Future

Register now for the Basser Center's annual research webinar, part of the Elizabeth Prostic Memorial Outreach webinar series, on February 21st at
7:30 PM. Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, will discuss recent advancements in BRCA-related research, such as immunotherapy, PARP inhibitors, and more, and share plans for the future.

This Valentine's Day, Give the Gift of Information

It is estimated that of the one million individuals in the U.S. with a BRCA mutation, only 10% are aware that they have a mutation.This Valentine’s Day, in honor of National Cancer Prevention Month, give the gift of information by sending a BRCA informational packet from the Basser Center to a friend or loved one. Help us narrow the gap by educating individuals and families about hereditary cancer.

Click here to send a packet.

JOIN US

The Basser Center is proud to host and sponsor events throughout the country.

March 28, 2019

Knowledge is Power: Understanding and Managing BRCA-Related Cancer Risk (Berkeley, CA)

April 30, 2019

BRCA The Next Frontier: Testing, Prevention, Ethics and Law
(New York City, New York)

May 7, 2019

5th Annual Breakthroughs & Discoveries Panel (Philadelphia, PA)

DONATE

SPREAD THE WORD

CONTACT BASSER

basser.org | 215.662.2748

Manage your preferences | Opt out using TrueRemove®
Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails.
View this email online.

3535 Market Street Suite 750
Philadelphia, PA | 19104 US

This email was sent to .
Continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.

The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the Office of Development and Alumni Relations immediately by email, and delete the original message. For Information on the Privacy Policy of the University of Pennsylvania please click here.