EPILOGUE: "Mary-Claire King's discovery of the BRCA-1 gene is considered one of the most significant scientific discoveries of our time."
Mary-Claire King won the Weizmann Science Award, the Peter Gruber Foundation Genetics Award, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and was awarded five honorary doctorates."
"She also won Glamour Magazine's Woman of the Year award." ---- "Annie Parker was among the first to be tested for the BRCA-1 gene. It was found to run in her family, just as she always suspected." "She now speaks widely, and helps other women who are diagnosed with breast cancer." ---- "In 2005 Annie Parker was diagnosed with cancer a third time."
"And, for a third time, she recovered completely."
Mary-Claire King won the Weizmann Science Award, the Peter Gruber Foundation Genetics Award, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and was awarded five honorary doctorates."
"She also won Glamour Magazine's Woman of the Year award." ---- "Annie Parker was among the first to be tested for the BRCA-1 gene. It was found to run in her family, just as she always suspected." "She now speaks widely, and helps other women who are diagnosed with breast cancer." ---- "In 2005 Annie Parker was diagnosed with cancer a third time."
"And, for a third time, she recovered completely."
Decoding Annie Parker (2013) is an American drama film written and directed by Steven Bernstein. The film stars Samantha Morton, Helen Hunt and Aaron Paul. The film tells the story of Annie Parker and the discovery of the BRCA1 breast cancer gene.