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Susan Domchek

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Susan M. Domchek is an oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania, Executive Director of the Basser Center for BRCA, the Basser Professor in Oncology at the Perelman School of Medicine, and Director of the Mariann and Robert MacDonald Cancer Risk Evaluation Program at Penn Medicine.[1][2] She has authored more than 250 articles in scholarly journals. In 2018, Domchek was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Career

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In 2011, she led the organization of the international team of physician scientists known as BRCA-TAC, which led a charge to advance clinical testing of olaparib in cancer patients with known inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2.[3][1] Cancers that are associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 include breast cancer in men and women, ovarian cancer, melanoma, prostate and pancreatic cancer.[4]

In 2012, Domchek was named Executive Director of the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center.[5] In 2015, Domchek was awarded the William Osler Patient Oriented Research Award for her clinical research in breast cancer genetics.[6] In 2018, Domchek was elected to the National Academy of Medicine[7] and was honored with the 2018 Spirit of Empowerment by the non-profit organization Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rabin, Roni Caryn (2018-03-06). "F.D.A. Approves First Home Testing for 3 Breast Cancer Mutations, With Caveats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. ^ "Home | Basser Center". www.basser.org. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  3. ^ a b "FORCE Announces 2018 Spirit of Empowerment Awards Recipients" (PDF). Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered.
  4. ^ Mackin-Solomon, Ashley (2018-07-26). "Panel on BRCA genes in La Jolla explains cancer risks". lajollalight.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  5. ^ "About the Basser Center | Basser Center". www.basser.org. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  6. ^ "2015 Perelman School of Medicine Awards of Excellence". almanac.upenn.edu. November 17, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Four Penn Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Medicine". pennmedicine.org. October 15, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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