First in Your Family: The Importance of Sharing Your BRCA Genetic Test Results with Family

Video Summary:
Hear how women who have tested positive for harmful changes in their BRCA genes have dealt with being the first in their families to learn about their high risk for breast cancer. Watch as they talk about the importance of sharing their genetic test results with their family members whose health may also be affected by this information.  
Visit www.cdc.gov/bringyourbrave to learn more about breast cancer in young women.

Audio Descriptive Text: 
Tracy, Allison, Bethany, Danielle, and Silvia are individually interviewed throughout the video.
A clip of Tracy sitting on a couch is shown. The Department of Health and Human Services-USA and CDC logo and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors logo appear at the bottom of the screen.
The logos fade, and Tracy’s name appears in the bottom left corner.
A slide reads, “How did you react when you tested positive for a change in your BRCA gene?”
A clip of Allison sitting in a chair is shown. Her name appears in the bottom right corner.
A clip of Bethany sitting on a couch is shown. Her name appears in the bottom left corner.
A clip of Danielle sitting in a chair is shown. Her name appears in the bottom left corner.
A clip of Silvia sitting in a chair is shown. Her name appears in the bottom right corner.
A clip of Allison sitting in a chair is shown.
A clip of Danielle sitting in a chair is shown.
A clip of Silvia sitting in a chair is shown.
A clip of Tracy sitting on a couch is shown.
A clip of Bethany sitting on a couch is shown.
The last screen shows the Bring your Brave, Department of Health and Human Services-USA and CDC, and National Association of Chronic Disease Directors logos. It reads, “Learn more at cdc.gov/bringyourbrave.”