Raising Awareness of BRCA Mutations - The New York Times

Raising Awareness of BRCA Mutations - The New York Times

LIVING WITH CANCER

Raising Awareness of BRCA Mutations

Genetic testing may help those at high risk take steps to prevent deadly cancers.

Lauren Corduck and her father, Bob Cooperstein, have the BRCA1 gene mutation. She holds a photo of her grandmother, Frances, who died at 56 from breast cancer.CreditCreditSarah Bastille for Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

By Susan Gubar

• Sept. 20, 2018