This month, we talk to Alejandra Campoverdi, Women’s Health Advocate and First CA 5 Commissioner. Alejandra shares her perspective on being BRCA positive, her family’s battle with breast cancer, and the importance of access to quality healthcare. Alejandra is a public figure and a media executive who worked as a former White House aide under President Obama and ran for US Congress in early 2017.

Alejandra Campoverdi on Women’s Health and Empowerment

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This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we talk to Dr. Kristi Funk, Breast Cancer Surgeon and author of Breasts: The Owner's Manual, about everyday choices to improve breast health and lower overall cancer risk. Dr. Funk also debunks common breast cancer myths such as the role that soy and coffee can play.

Dr. Kristi Funk on improving breast health and lowering overall cancer risk.

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Erica Ramos, President of NSGC, interviewed by Turna Ray of GenomeWeb

      On this episode of Sequenced, Dr. Ranjit Manchandra, Clinical Senior Lecturer at Barts Cancer Institute in London, sits down with Business Insider’s Erin Brodwin to discuss population-based genetic testing for cancer prevention. Dr. Manchandra’s recent research found that population testing for multiple breast cancer genes has the potential to be both cost-effective and life-saving.      

Dr Ranjit Manchanda of Barts Cancer Institute, interviewed by Erin Brodwin of Business Insider

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Halle Tecco, founder of Rock Health, interviewed by Lydia Ramsey of Business Insider

      Adam Klein, winner of 2016 Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X, talks to us about competing on the show on behalf of his mother who sadly passed away from lung cancer just days after he returned home from the competition. He shares his perspective on the importance of raising awareness for lung cancer to bring understanding to this often misunderstood disease.      

Alejandra Campoverdi on Women’s Health and Empowerment

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