Don’s Family History of Breast Cancer: Taking Responsibility

Audio Description:

Super comes up with "Don on Taking Responsibility"

Don is sitting down and being interviewed throughout the video.

Photo of Don’s parents and their friends is shown.

Photos of Don’s uncle and grandfather are shown.

Photos of Don’s family are shown.

Super comes up with “Having a BRCA gene mutation raises your risk of breast and other cancers.”

Photos of Don’s mother, uncle and sister are shown.

Photos of Don as a surgeon in the operating room are shown.

Photos of Don’s wife and kids are shown.

Photos of Don as a patient preparing for his mastectomy are shown.

Photos of Don as a surgeon are shown.

Photos of Don during pre and post operation are shown.

Clip of mostly women wearing pink and walking for breast cancer awareness is shown.

Photo of Don’s grandfather and a young boy is shown.

Photos of Don as a young father are shown.

Photos of Don and his children and wife are shown.

Super comes up with "It's Time to Talk About Breast Cancer".

The last screen shows "BRING YOUR BRAVE" with the logos for the National Association for Chronic Disease Directors and the CDC, and directs viewers to visit: cdc.gov/bringyourbrave

Video Summary

As a neurosurgeon, Don knew everything in life and in surgery is all risk versus benefit. After discovering his family history of breast cancer, he took responsibility for his own health by getting tested and later having an elective mastectomy.