Should You Get the BRCA Gene Test?

Should You Get the BRCA Gene Test?The BRCA gene test can identify inherited gene mutations that leave carriers with elevated cancer risk. “It’s a legitimate fear,” acknowledges Breast Surgeon Dr. Kristi Funk. Depending on the gene variant, carriers have up to an 87 percent greater chance of developing breast cancer and a 45 percent greater chance of ovarian cancer than the general population.

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Holocaust survivor to ICE director, California sheriff: ‘History is not on your side’

Holocaust survivor to ICE director, California sheriff: ‘History is not on your side’An Auschwitz survivor confronted one of the nation’s top immigration officials and a local sheriff at a California town hall Tuesday night. Bernard Marks, 87, addressed Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Thomas Homan and Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, a supporter of President Trump. Jones had invited Homan to the public forum to discuss address the community’s concerns about ICE’s collaboration with local law enforcement.

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Blindness Changes 'Saved by the Bell' Star's View of Life

Blindness Changes 'Saved by the Bell' Star's View of LifeIsaac had a career as a child actor, culminating when he landed the role of Barton “Weasel” Wyzell on “Saved by the Bell: The New Class” — he calls it “a lifechanging experience.” He went on to study math and computer science at Harvard, graduating at age 19, then law school, after which he clerked for two Supreme Court justices. At age 13 he was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. Isaac was terrified.

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