Basser in the New York Times: Jolie’s Disclosure of Preventive Mastectomy Highlights Dilemma
Susan Domchek, MD, executive director of the Basser Research Center for BRCA is quoted in a New York Times article on Jolie’s decision:
"It is generally considered safe to wait long enough to have children before having the ovaries removed, but the operation should be done by age 40," said Dr. Susan M. Domchek, an expert on cancer genetics at the University of Pennsylvania and the executive director of its Basser Research Center, which specializes in BRCA mutations.
We invite you to read the article in full at the
New York Times here, and for more of the latest information on BRCA research, testing and more
visit the official Basser webpage.
New York Times here, and for more of the latest information on BRCA research, testing and more
visit the official Basser webpage.
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