Inherited/Germline Mutations Video Chat Support Group – October 8th, 2026
Welcome to AnCan Foundation’s Inherited Mutations Virtual Support Group.
This is a quarterly, free, and drop-in video chat support group that takes place at 8 pm Eastern on the 2nd Thursday of October, January, April, and July at https://ancan.org/schmier
Our group is open to anyone touched by an inherited mutation of any type. That includes carriers, family members, and previvors. We are peer-led and discuss any and all issues surrounding inherited / germline mutations. Our group may include health care providers, but they’re always there as peers.
To sign up for a Reminder for the meetings, please sign up at https://ancan.org/contact-us/
AnCan thanks Novartis for making this event and recording possible. Views expressed in this Recording are solely the opinion of AnCan Foundation, our Moderators, and Participants.
AnCan does not accept sponsored promotions. Any drugs, protocols, or devices discussed are based solely on anecdotal peer experience or clinical evidence. AnCan cannot and does not provide medical advice. We encourage you to discuss anything you hear in our sessions with your own medical team.
Chat Log:
David in Portland, OR 8:57 PM
UCSF exercise guide for prostate cancer patients: https://urology.ucsf.edu/sites/defaul…
Joel 9:00 PM
https://www.facingourrisk.org/researc…
David in Portland, OR 9:01 PM
Cancer Risks Associated With BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants: https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200…
Rick Davis 9:08 PM
https://tricanhealth.com
Rick Davis 9:15 PM
Cancer Risks Associated With BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants: https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200…
Joel 9:37 PM
“hereditary conditions” or “inherited genetic conditions”?
David in Portland, OR 9:44 PM
According to ChatGPT, here are the top inherited diseases: Familial hypercholesterolemia, hereditary hemochromatosis, sickle cell disease, alpha-thalassemia, beta-thalassemia, G6PD deficiency, cystic fibrosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, neurofibromatosis type 1, Marfan syndrome, Huntington disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy type 1, hemophilia A, phenylketonuria (PKU), spinal muscular atrophy, Tay-Sachs disease, Lynch syndrome, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome.
David in Portland, OR 9:44 PM
On a lighter note, I grew up reading comic books. It recently occurred to me that lots of comic book superheroes were mutants of one sort or another. They include: Marvel Comics — Mutants 1. Wolverine 2. Cyclops 3. Storm 4. Jean Grey (Phoenix) 5. Beast 6. Nightcrawler 7. Professor X 8. Magneto 9. Rogue 10. Iceman 11. Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) 12. Colossus 13. Mystique 14. Gambit 15. Jubilee 16. Emma Frost 17. Psylocke 18. Cable 19. Bishop 20. Havok 21. Polaris 22. Banshee 23. Dazzler 24. Magik 25. Sunspot 26. Cannonball 27. Wolfsbane 28. Multiple Man 29. Forge 30. Angel (Archangel) Marvel Comics — Mutates 31. Spider-Man 32. Hulk 33. Mr. Fantastic 34. Invisible Woman 35. Human Torch 36. The Thing 37. Deadpool 38. Daredevil 39. She-Hulk 40. Luke Cage 41. Jessica Jones 42. Captain America 43. Cloak 44. Dagger 45. Spider-Woman DC Comics — Metahumans and Transformed Heroes 46. The Flash 47. Black Canary 48. Beast Boy 49. Firestorm 50. Static 51. Captain Atom 59. Halo 60. Thunder