Anyone who faces a high risk of cancer already knows what it's like to live with uncertainty. And now, the COVID-19 pandemic has added more stress over the u...

Changes in BRCA genes aren't the only mutations associated with hereditary cancer. Inherited mutations in the MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2 and certain mutations in...

The threat of COVID-19 can be especially scary if you have cancer, are a cancer survivor or face a high risk of developing the disease. Cancer-related organi...

I had a double mastectomy and reconstruction with breast implants three years ago to reduce my very high risk of breast cancer due to a BRCA2 mutation. Now, ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancer because usually it is not caught until the disease has spread throughout the body. The American Can...

Ovarian cancer is often called a silent killer. The disease is difficult to detect in its early stages. Most cases are caught after the disease has spread an...

At 6 a.m. today I started my first run of the Dallas Running Club's 17-week fall half-marathon training program. I'm in a run/walk group which means we get b...

Thank you to the library for the opportunity to talk today about genetic testing -- and how it can save lives. I enjoyed the event and the audience members' ...

I had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer on May 16, 2016. Three years ago today I remember being in the hospital crying after waking up and seeing ...

I am so excited to discuss Probably Someday Cancer on KERA's Think at noon Wednesday (May 15). I love Think and am honored to be a guest! https://think.kera...

I'm so grateful to everyone who come to my book signing at Barnes & Noble in Dallas! I had worried that I might be awkwardly sitting alone at a desk all nigh...

I'll be at Barnes & Noble in Dallas for a meet and greet at 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 16), 7700 W. Northwest Highway (across from NorthPark Mall). It was excitin...

Had a blast at the Richland College Literary Festival! I talked to students about one of my favorite subjects: writing. It was an honor to be invited. After ...

It was an honor to speak on a patient panel at the conference at Baylor College of Medicine Houston. Two other women with BRCA mutations and I spoke about ou...

I'm honored and grateful that The Dallas Morning News ran an article about my book. The article, by writer Mary Jacobs, ran online today and will appear in p...

"Probably Someday Cancer"will be delivered starting tomorrow... The book is about how I made some very tough decisions to reduce my risk of breast and ovaria...

Amazon says the book will be delivered March 25!

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek’s announcement that he has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer has put a much-needed spotlight on the disease this week. Pancreatic cancer...

Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy is at the printer and will be out next month! The University of North Texas Press has a won...

It's been 10 years since I discovered that I have a BRCA2 mutation that gives me a 69 percent lifetime risk of breast cancer (according to the National Cance...