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Bracketing Previvor Day on October 2, the Basser Research Center for BRCA held two programs to educate the Jewish community about the increased incidence of BRCA1/2 mutations in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.

For those who did not make the New York City or Philadelphia events, Central Synagogue has provided access to the program.

Watch the video below, or on YouTube to hear experts including the Basser Center’s Susan Domchek, MD, discuss breast and ovarian cancer risk and management of individuals who carry mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene.


This summer, Penn Medicine's Basser Research Center for BRCA reached out to more than 1,500 Jewish congregations around the United States to promote awareness around BRCA gene mutations which are frequently recognized as risk factors for Breast and Ovarian Cancer.  Penn Medicine hopes to encourage discussion around increased incidences of BRCA mutations among people of Ashkenazi Jewish. Read more about Basser's outreach here.