Article

Know Your Family's Health History

After testing positive for the BRCA mutation, Pulaski has become an advocate and authored a book titled “Mom’s Genes,” which focuses on starting the conversation with children about their family’s health history.

Shannon Pulaski didn't pay much attention to her family's health history, until her mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

After testing positive for the BRCA mutation, Pulaski has become an advocate and authored a book titled “Mom’s Genes,” which focuses on starting the conversation with children about their family’s health history.

This is important, as there are many conditions, such as BRCA and EGFR mutations, Lynch syndrome or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H), that can increase an individual's risk for certain cancers.

To hear more of Pulaski's story, visit https://www.curetoday.com/podcasts/lets-start-a-conversation

Newsletter

Stay up to date on cancer updates, research and education

Related Videos
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia is often slow growing, with high survival but lower quality of life over time, explained researcher Alisha Kimble.
Image of woman.
Image of two doctors and text.
Combining JNJ-1900 with Keytruda may improve distant control of lung cancer, explained by Dr. Jared Weiss.
image of serzan.
Dr. Breelyn Wilky explains that personalized treatments are helping improve outcomes for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Image of two doctors with text.
Image of doctors with text.
Treatment with zanzalintinib plus Opdivo and Opdualag is an option worth exploring in patients with previously untreated clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Image of two doctors and text.
Related Content