Amy Byer Shainman
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Amy Byer Shainman

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AMY BYER SHAINMAN, also known as BRCA Responder, is an advocate, author, and film producer providing support and education surrounding BRCA and other hereditary cancer syndromes. Shainman is a BRCA1 gene mutation carrier and a "previvor"--meaning she is a survivor of a predisposition to cancer (a previvor is someone at extraordinarily high risk for cancer who has not had the disease). In 2010, she had two prophylactic surgeries to reduce her cancer risk drastically; a nipple-sparing, skin-sparing mastectomy with reconstruction and oophorectomy with a hysterectomy. Cure Magazine, The Jewish Journal, and The Palm Beach Post have featured Shainman's story. She has also appeared on numerous live and taped television and radio segments nationwide. As a digital ambassador for the National Society of Genetic Counselors gene pool, Shainman is considered one of fifteen influencers who have unique perspectives and knowledge in the fields of genetics and genetic counseling. She is an administrator for the largest female-only BRCA support group on social media. Shainman has published articles in The American Journal of Managed Care, Jupiter Magazine, and Oncology Nursing News. Shainman is the executive producer of the award-winning documentary "Pink & Blue: Colors of Hereditary Cancer." Shainman's medical memoir "Resurrection Lily: The BRCA Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the Grandmother I Never Knew" is the winner of 14 literary awards and a 2020 book club selection of The National Library of Medicine. Currently (2024), Shainman is a producer on "Love, Danielle," which is a scripted feature film highlighting what it's like to be a BRCA positive female at high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
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