In the Family
Season 21 Episode 12 | 1h 22m 24s
2009 Emmy Nominee: A 27-year-old discovers that she has the "breast cancer gene."
When Chicago filmmaker Joanna Rudnick tested positive for the "breast cancer gene" at age 27, she knew she was not only confronting mortality at an early age and a choice about her future. Should she take the irreversible preventive step of having her breasts and ovaries removed or risk developing cancer? Rudnick reaches out to other women while facing her deepest fears.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
In the Family
Season 21 Episode 12 | 1h 22m 24s
When Chicago filmmaker Joanna Rudnick tested positive for the "breast cancer gene" at age 27, she knew she was not only confronting mortality at an early age and a choice about her future. Should she take the irreversible preventive step of having her breasts and ovaries removed or risk developing cancer? Rudnick reaches out to other women while facing her deepest fears.
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In the Family: African American Women and Breast Cancer
Clip: S21 Ep12 | 5m 7s | African American women discuss the need to raise awareness for genetic testing. (5m 7s)
In the Family: Filmmaker Interview with Joanna Rudnick
Clip: S21 Ep12 | 1m 20s | Rudnick talks about her film and her decision to get tested for the "breast cancer gene." (1m 20s)
In the Family: Gene Mutation Animation
Clip: S21 Ep12 | 1m 46s | A doctor explains how a gene mutation can raise a woman's risk for breast cancer. (1m 46s)
In the Family: Hanke Family Test Results
Clip: S21 Ep12 | 3m 57s | Three sisters receive their breast cancer gene test results. (3m 57s)
In the Family: Interview with Dr. Mark Skolnick
Clip: S21 Ep12 | 4m 4s | Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick interviews the founder of Myriad Genetics. (4m 4s)
In the Family: Joanna Visits Myriad
Clip: S21 Ep12 | 1m 7s | Rudnick asks Myriad scientists to explain the genetic mutation in the BRCA gene. (1m 7s)
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In the Family: Reconstructive Surgery
Clip: S21 Ep12 | 4m 11s | Joanna Rudnick talks with a plastic surgeon who specializes in reconstructive surgery. (4m 11s)
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Clip: S21 Ep12 | 3m 44s | A genetic counselor explains options for reducing cancer risk in women with BRCA mutation. (3m 44s)
In the Family: Film Update (2008)
Clip: S21 Ep12 | 3m 26s | What's been going on in the lives of the Hanke family, Olga, Martha Hayley, and Joanna. (3m 26s)
Preview: S21 Ep12 | 3m 2s | 2009 Emmy Nominee: A 27-year-old discovers that she has the "breast cancer gene." (3m 2s)
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