Advances in Women's Health

Genetic Roulette: Coping With Positive Markers for Cancer


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Host: Lisa Mazzullo, MD
Guest: Joanna Rudnick

From a medical, ethical and psychological perspective, Joanna Rudnick has faced heart-wrenching choices about childbearing, life-altering surgeries, preventive lifestyle changes, and much more. Young women like Ms. Rudnick, who possesses BRCA gene mutations, look to their healthcare providers for guidance through this harrowing journey. How can we help? She talks with host Dr. Lisa Mazzullo about the difficult decisions of genetic testing, and the challenges of treating for disease based on genetic projections.

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