Please see below videos and stories featuring DNA Screen participants and advocates of adult population genetic testing for prevention and early detection.
Parliament House Event
Australian Parliament House, Canberra
September 2, 2025
Participant Event
Monash University
October 18, 2024
Participant and patient stories (videos)
Amy's story
An interview with Amy, a DNA Screen participant identified as a BRAC2 variant carrier
April 2025
Kara's story
An interview with Kara, a DNA Screen participant identified as a BRAC2 variant carrier
April 2025
Eve's story
An interview with Eve, a Lynch syndrome variant carrier, who has benefited from genetic testing.
October 2022
Atida's story
An interview with Atida, a BRCA2 variant carrier and genetic screening participant.
October 2022
Norm's story
An interview with Norm, a familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) variant carrier.
October 2022
Participant stories (articles)
Sam's story
Reassurance from doctors convinced Sam that inherited cancer risk was not a concern, but her DNA Screen results told a different story. She has a high-risk BRCA1 variant, meaning lifetime risks of >70% for breast cancer and >40% for ovarian cancer. Sam is on the waiting list for a preventive mastectomy. With some suggesting this is “too dramatic”, Sam says “breast cancer and six months of chemotherapy is dramatic”. Read more about Sam’s story here.
