# @joiceglobal on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DE7biuPt6cr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26018585-joiceglobal-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-01-17T13:38:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Joice (@joiceglobal) — https://gondola.cc/joiceglobal

## Caption

On Wednesday, Joice was delighted to be invited to join LBC Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz chair a reception at the Manchester Art Gallery, to raise awareness in the northwest of the NHS Jewish BRCA Testing Programme. The event hosted by Jnetics and Chai Cancer Care in partnership with NHS England, continuing to drive awareness of the Jewish BRCA Testing Programme. The event was well attended by leading figures from NHS England and key stakeholders spanning the Jewish Community and beyond.
 
Having Jewish genetic heritage increases the risk of having a BRCA gene fault or mutation: One in 40 Ashkenazi Jews will have a BRCA gene mutation, compared to one in 250 of the general UK population. Both men and women can have a BRCA gene fault, and can pass these on, unknowingly, to their children. To date, over 25,000 saliva test kits have been delivered across the England and around 11,000 tests have now been processed, with 235 people (2.1%) testing positive with a BRCA gene mutation.

For more information about the testing programme, and access to a number of wider resources, visit www.jewishbrca.org.

#JewishPeople #NHStesting #BRCA

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