Timothy
Rebbeck, PhD, professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and
Associate Director for Population Sciences, is quoted in stories in the Philadelphia
Inquirer, the Washington Post (via HealthDay News), Reuters
and on WHYY Radio and CBS 3 discussing his new Journal of the
National Cancer Institute study showing that women who carry the BRCA
genetic mutations – which place them at high risk of developing both breast and
ovarian cancer – can substantially reduce their cancer risk by having their
ovaries removed. Rebbeck’s meta-analysis of ten previous studies, conducted
with Susan Domchek, MD, associate professor
hematology-oncology and Director of the Cancer Risk Evaluation Program, shows
that women who undergo the procedure halve their risk of developing breast
cancer and cut their risk of ovarian cancer by 80 percent. Penn patient Sandra
Cohen, who had her ovaries and breasts removed after learning she was a BRCA
carrier -- both her mother and grandmother died of breast cancer -- is also
featured in the Inquirer story and the CBS 3 segment. News about
the research also aired on NBC News affiliates in Pittsburg, Dayton,
several other cities around the nation.
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