TV Presenter Sarah Beeny’s documentary about her diagnosis with PALB2-related breast cancer
www.channel4.com/programmes/sarah-beeny-vs-cancer
PALB2 Interest Group meeting 2023
At the 27th Meeting of the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA) Vienna, Sat 17th June 2023, 15.30-17 – See Events page for more details
Three sisters from a PALB2 family tell their story
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11728255/amp/We-inherited-things-Mum-long-legs-great-hair-unfortunately-deadly-cancer-gene.html
Watch Donna and Jade Power #NOTJUSTBRCA on BBC Breakfast 28th OCT 2022
Watch Donna and Jade Power being interviewed together with Marc Tischkowitz on BBC Breakfast, raising the awareness of PALB2
3rd PALB2 information evening 6th Oct 2022- recording now available
Thanks to everyone who took part – you can now watch the recording here
Exciting results from a study looking at PARP inhibitors in the treatment of PALB2 breast cancers
A group of researchers from the US has reported some exciting results using Talazoparib, a PARP inhibitor. They treated five PALB2 carriers with breast cancer and one carrier with pancreatic …
3rd UK PALB2 Information Session for gene carriers and their families: 5pm UK time, 6th Oct 2022
Our 3rd UK annual event is aimed at women and men who have a PALB2 gene mutation and who would like to get further information about the gene. We shall cover the …
A story about a PALB2 carrier in the Daily Mail
Jade Power is a PALB2 carrier whose story was featured in the UK national newspaper, the Daily Mail. You can read the full story here
Information for PALB2 Carriers and their Families
A new booklet for PALB2 Carriers and their Families was released in November 2021. Please go to our Resources section for more details and to download a copy.
In Memoriam: David Morse Livingston, MD, Renowned Scientist and Discoverer of PALB2
We are sad to report the unexpected death of David Livingston who discovered PALB2 in 2006. Dr. William Foulkes, James McGill Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Oncology and Human …
ASCO Post – Commentary on the PALB2 ACMG Management Guidelines
ASCO Post have featured the ACMG PALB2 Management Guidelines with comments from on of the authors, Dr Doug Stewart. Dr. Stewart is Senior Investigator, Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer …
PALB2 Information session 20th SEP 2021 – recording now available
A recording of the 2021 PALB2 information session is now available to watch here Our 2nd UK annual event is aimed at women and men who have a PALB2 gene …
Breast Cancer Survivor and Journalist Susan Berger talks about her experience of having a PALB2 mutation
24 years after her diagnosis of breast cancer Susan Berger decided to have a mastectomy, ovary removal and fallopian tube removal after testing positive for the PALB2 gene mutation. You …
A story on PALB2 in the New York Times
Heidi Marsh tells her story in the NY Times:
ACMG PALB2 Clinical Guidelines now available
Bethesda, MD – May 11, 2021| The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released an important new clinical practice resource from a global team of specialists in …
PALB2 Information session 24th SEP 2020 – recording
A recording of the recent PALB2 information session is now available to watch here
Comprehensive review article on PALB2 published by JY Masson and colleagues
Congratulations to JY Masson and colleagues for publishing the most comprehensive review of PALB2 to date. This is an excellent article with gives us an overview of the current state …