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In the Family: Trailer

2009 Emmy Nominee: A 27-year-old discovers that she has the "breast cancer gene."

Aired 09/30/2008 | Rating NR

POV

In the Family: Trailer

Preview: Season 21 Episode 12 | 3m 2s

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.

Aired 09/30/2008 | Rating NR

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: African American Women and Breast Cancer

African American women discuss the need to raise awareness for genetic testing. (5m 7s)

In the Family: Filmmaker Interview with Joanna Rudnick

Rudnick talks about her film and her decision to get tested for the "breast cancer gene." (1m 20s)

In the Family: Gene Mutation Animation

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

Three sisters receive their breast cancer gene test results. (3m 57s)

In the Family: Interview with Dr. Mark Skolnick

Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick interviews the founder of Myriad Genetics. (4m 4s)

In the Family: Joanna Visits Myriad

Rudnick asks Myriad scientists to explain the genetic mutation in the BRCA gene. (1m 7s)

In the Family: Olga's Family

Olga and her family discuss the high rate of breast cancer among Latina women. (1m 14s)

In the Family: Reconstructive Surgery

Joanna Rudnick talks with a plastic surgeon who specializes in reconstructive surgery. (4m 11s)

In the Family: Support Group

Joanna Rudnick visits a support group for other women at risk for cancer. (1m 53s)

In the Family: The Hanke Sisters

A genetic counselor explains options for reducing cancer risk in women with BRCA mutation. (3m 44s)

In the Family: Film Update (2008)

What's been going on in the lives of the Hanke family, Olga, Martha Hayley, and Joanna. (3m 26s)

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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...

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