First in Your Family: How to Start the Conversation About BRCA Genetic Test Results with Family Members

Video Summary:
Being the first in your family to learn that you have harmful genetic changes that raise your risk of breast, ovarian, and other cancers, can be challenging because you are also in the position of having to tell your family about their own potential risk. Find out how these women started the discussion about the cancers that run in their families with family members that might have the same increased risk.
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 Danielle sitting in a chair 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 Danielle’s name appears in the bottom left corner.
A slide reads, “How did you start the conversation about your genetic test results with your family members?”
A clip of Silvia 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 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.
A clip of Tracy sitting on a couch is shown. Her name appears in the bottom left corner. 
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.”