In the Family :: P.O.V. 2008 Films:: pov2008:: [empty line]:: October 07, 2008 ## 01_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Joanna's sister Lisa, a mammographer, teaches Joanna how to read a mammogram.:: Ines Sommer ## 02_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Joanna examines the testing kit for the BRCA mutations.:: Beth Iams ## 03_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Joanna as a baby with mother Cookie, an ovarian cancer survivor, and grandmother Ethel, a breast cancer survivor.:: Courtesy of the Rudnick Family ## 04_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Joanna, age 4, with her mother Cookie, an ovarian cancer survivor.:: Courtesy of the Rudnick Family ## 05_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Breast Cancer Survivor Betty Villegas with her daughter Olga Flores and her granddaughter Selah.:: Beth Iams ## 06_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Linda Pedraza dances with her husband Luis.:: Courtesy of the Pedraza Family ## 07_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Martha Haley, a three-time breast cancer survivor, with her daughter Alicia.:: Beth Iams ## 08_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Linda Pedraza battles ovarian cancer at the same time her sister Lisa Carden fights breast cancer.:: Courtesy of the Pedraza Family ## 09_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Sisters Rachael, Stacy, and Corrin have tested for the BRCA mutation their mother carries.:: Courtesy of the Hanke family ## 10_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: The Hanke Family on a walk around their Vancouver, WA neighborhood.:: Beth Iams ## 11_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick and her boyfriend Jimmy navigate what the BRCA information means for a young couple in a new relationship.:: Courtesy of Joanna Rudnick ## 12_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Joanna hugs her boyfriend Jimmy after her doctor's appointment.:: Ines Sommer ## 13_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Joanna emerges from the MRI machine after a surveillance screening that looks for breast cancer.:: Ines Sommer ## 14_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Joanna's sister Lisa examines a mammogram.:: Ines Sommer ## 15_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Joanna meets with a plastic surgeon to discuss the option of prophylactic breast surgery.:: In the Family ## 16_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Three-time breast cancer survivor Martha Haley with her support group "Celebrating Life".:: Beth Iams ## 17_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Joanna and her boyfriend Jimmy talk after her doctor's appointment.:: Ines Sommer ## 18_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Learning your family history is critical to determining your risk for the BRCA mutation.:: In the Family ## 19_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: An animation from the film explains how Joanna inherited the BRCA mutation and how the BRCA gene works.:: Samantha Olschan ## 21_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Amy Harmon is a domestic correspondent at The New York Times, covering the impact of the genetic revolution on American life. She won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting in 2008 for her ongoing series "The DNA Age," which explores the impact of new genetic technology on American life. Harmon is also a contributor to The Best American Science Writing 2008:: Courtesy of Amy Harmon ## ## 20_inthefamily:: 114:: 72:: Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick.:: Aaron Wickenden ## 21_inthefamily:: 114:: 14:: Banner Ad for "In The Family" with tune-in information.:: P.O.V. (Please link to http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/inthefamily.)