• Skip to main content
Make a donation
Make a donation
See your cart
  • fr Visit page in: Français.
  • Inform me
    • Prevention and awareness
      • What is Breast Cancer?
      • Breast cancer risk factors
      • Male Breast Cancer
      • Breast Cancer in 2SLGBTQIA+ People
      • Breast Cancer in Black Communities
      • Breast cancer prevention
      • Signs and symptoms of breast cancer
    • Screening and diagnosis
      • Breast cancer screening
      • Breast cancer examinations and diagnosis
      • Mammography
    • After the diagnosis
      • Breast cancer types
      • Treatment for breast cancer
      • Consequences and side effects of the disease
      • Metastatic breast cancer
    • After the treatments
      • Life after treatments
      • Pregnancy after treatments
  • Support me
    • Healthy lifestyle habits
      • My Active Health Nutrition
      • My Active HealthMC Physical Activity
      • Well-being
    • Support services
      • Service Eligibility Form
      • Financial support
      • Peer support
      • Psychosocial support
      • Medical support
      • Metastatic Breast Cancer Program
      • Genetic Counseling
    • Other services
      • Educational event
      • Educational materials
      • Resource Directory
  • Get involved
    • Involvement
      • Individualized breast cancer screening program
      • Become partner
      • Organize a fundraising
      • Make a donation
      • Organize a conference or an information booth
      • Buy pink
    • Actors in cancerology
      • Pink Compass Award
      • Financed projects
      • Awards and recognition
      • Calls for projects
    • Partnership
      • Our Buy Pink partners
      • Our other partners
    • Our Events
      • Breast Health Forum 2026 – Quebec
      • Clients
  • About
    • The Foundation
      • Mission, values and vision
      • Board of directors
      • Our team
      • Our Spokeswomen
    • Join us
      • Career Opportunities
      • Why choose us?
      • Contact us
    • Impact
      • Key statistics
      • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Inform me
    • Prevention and awareness
      • What is Breast Cancer?
      • Breast cancer risk factors
      • Male Breast Cancer
      • Breast Cancer in 2SLGBTQIA+ People
      • Breast Cancer in Black Communities
      • Breast cancer prevention
      • Signs and symptoms of breast cancer
    • Screening and diagnosis
      • Breast cancer screening
      • Breast cancer examinations and diagnosis
      • Mammography
    • After the diagnosis
      • Breast cancer types
      • Treatment for breast cancer
      • Consequences and side effects of the disease
      • Metastatic breast cancer
    • After the treatments
      • Life after treatments
      • Pregnancy after treatments
  • Support me
    • Healthy lifestyle habits
      • My Active Health Nutrition
      • My Active HealthMC Physical Activity
      • Well-being
    • Support services
      • Service Eligibility Form
      • Financial support
      • Peer support
      • Psychosocial support
      • Medical support
      • Metastatic Breast Cancer Program
      • Genetic Counseling
    • Other services
      • Educational event
      • Educational materials
      • Resource Directory
  • Get involved
    • Involvement
      • Individualized breast cancer screening program
      • Become partner
      • Organize a fundraising
      • Make a donation
      • Organize a conference or an information booth
      • Buy pink
    • Actors in cancerology
      • Pink Compass Award
      • Financed projects
      • Awards and recognition
      • Calls for projects
    • Partnership
      • Our Buy Pink partners
      • Our other partners
    • Our Events
      • Breast Health Forum 2026 – Quebec
      • Clients
  • About
    • The Foundation
      • Mission, values and vision
      • Board of directors
      • Our team
      • Our Spokeswomen
    • Join us
      • Career Opportunities
      • Why choose us?
      • Contact us
    • Impact
      • Key statistics
      • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • fr Visit page in: Français.
  • Contact us
Make a donation
Facebook Instagram LinkedIn YouTube TikTok

Rapid Search

  1. Home
  2. Inform me
  3. Prevention and awareness
  4. Breast cancer risk factors
  5. Genetics - Educational video capsules

Genetics – Educational video capsules

Prevention and awareness
  • What is Breast Cancer?
  • Breast cancer risk factors
    • Genetics and Breast Cancer
    • Genetics - Educational video capsules

    • Management guidelines
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer in 2SLGBTQIA+ People
  • Signs and symptoms of breast cancer
  • Breast cancer prevention
  • Breast Cancer in Black Communities

The Foundation offers you a series of educational and testimonials video clips on genetics so you can find answers to your questions. Thanks to this complete and simplified resource, you will be able to:

  • Demystify the role of genetics in breast cancer;
  • Learn more about the issues involved in taking a genetic test and the reasons why such a test might be necessary;
  • Get support and resources if you or your family members are affected by hereditary breast cancer.

Genetics Basics

Genetics

Cancer and hereditary cancer

Genetic inheritance

Identifying high-risk individuals

Importance of family history

Family history

Genetic Testing and Results

Genetic counselling

Genetic testing: general information

Advantages and disadvantages of genetic testing

Genetic test results

Risks and types of cancer associated with genetic predisposition to hereditary cancer

Private testing and direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Testimonials – Genetic test: making a decision

Testimonials – Genetic test: receiving your result

Testimonials – Genetic test: afterwards

Management Options: Screening and Surgeries

Hereditary predispositions and management options

Fertility preservation

Testimonials – The option of increased screening

Testimonials – The option of prophylactic mastectomy

Testimonials – Complications after a mastectomy

Testimonials – The option of prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy

Testimonials – Menopause after salpingo-oophorectomy

Testimonials – Occult cancer diagnosis

Testimonials – Thoughts after a risk-reducing surgery

Testimonials – Surgeries and femininity

Testimonials – Surgeries and your spouse

Testimonials – Support and resources

Talking About Your Result With Your Child and Your Family

Discussing your results with your family members

Discussing your results with your children

Testimonials – Discussing your genetic result with your family

Testimonials – Discussing your genetic result with your children

Additional Information: Risk Factors, At-risk Individuals, and Precision Medecine

Personalized medecine or precision medecine

Other risk factors for breast cancer

Breast cancer risk by race and ethnicity

Men: breast cancer and hereditary cancer

Transgender people: breast cancer and hereditary cancer

Make a donation

Stay informed by subscribing to our newsletter

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Consent*

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use apply.

Contact the Pink Line

Peer support to inform you


and listen to you


in complete confidentiality


1 855 561-ROSE (7673)

Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn YouTube TikTok

Contact us

1115, avenue Laurier West,
Montreal (Quebec), H2V 2L3
Phone : 514 871-1717
Toll-free : 1 877 990-7171
info@rubanrose.org

Liens rapides

  • FAQ
  • Privacy policy
  • Complaint Policy
  • Donation Policy
  • Consent Notice
Ruban rose

© 2026 Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation. All rights reserved.

Charitable Registration Number: 14068 4325 RR0001

  • Agence web Vortex Solution