The Emotional Impact of Genetic Risk with Emily Epstein of Weill Cornell
What happens emotionally after you learn you have an increased risk for cancer?A genetic test can give us important information about our health and our options. But living with that information is so...
2 Okt 1h 5min
Previvor Day: The Parts of Hereditary Cancer Risk No One Sees.
What does it really mean to be a previvor and live with hereditary cancer risk when you don’t have cancer, but your life has still been changed by it?In this special Previvor Day episode of BRCA & Bey...
30 Sep 32min
Ovarian Cancer Risk: The Bigger Picture | Series Finale (Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Series part 9 of 9)
After a month of conversations about ovarian cancer risk, screening, fallopian tubes, fertility, preventive surgery, surgical menopause, HRT, and hereditary cancer, there’s one question left:What do w...
28 Sep 25min
Understanding Your Ovarian Cancer Risk with Moffitt Genetic Counselors
What does it actually mean when you're told you have an increased genetic risk for ovarian cancer?In this episode of BRCA & Beyond, Marisa is joined by Moffitt Cancer Center genetic counselors Stef Al...
25 Sep 46min
Removing My Ovaries Could Prevent Cancer. So Why Am I Hesitating? (Ovarian Cancer Awareness Series, Part 8 of 9)
Removing your ovaries can significantly reduce ovarian cancer risk for people with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. But knowing what is medically recommended and feeling ready to actually do it are two very...
23 Sep 25min
What Do I Need to Know About HRT Before Removing My Ovaries? (Ovarian Cancer Awareness Series, Part 7 of 9)
What should you know about hormone replacement therapy before having your ovaries removed?For women with BRCA1, BRCA2 and other hereditary cancer risks, preventive ovary removal can bring another majo...
21 Sep 24min
Little Orphan Ashley: Her Mom’s Ovarian Cancer and the Search for Answers | Dayna Ashley Dorsey
What happens when your family medical history is something you have to fight to uncover?In this episode of BRCA & Beyond, Marisa sits down with Dayna A. Dorsey, also known as Dayna-Ashley and the foun...
18 Sep 57min
What Happens to My Body After My Ovaries Are Removed? (Ovarian Cancer Awareness Series, Part 6 of 9)
What actually happens to your body when your ovaries are removed before natural menopause?In Episode 6 of the BRCA & Beyond Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month series, we’re talking about the part of preve...
16 Sep 25min
