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Wed April 12, 2017

Inheriting Cancer: When Risks Are in Your Genes

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Evan Goldberg, Executive Vice President of Development, Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit; Founder, BRCA FoundationAlan Ashworth, Ph.D, FRS, President, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Senior Vice President for Cancer Services, UCSF Health; Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, UCSFAllison Kurian, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor of Medicine and of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of MedicineDorene Kastelman, Late-Stage Ovarian Cancer Survivor, BRCA Awareness Advocate
Cancer might be in your DNA. Cancer-causing mutations in the BRCA gene came roaring into our collective consciousness when Angelina Jolie candidly shared her decision to undergo a double mastectomy to prevent inherited cancer. How does a BRCA mutation affect the risk of cancer for both men and women? How are genetic cancers different than other cancers, and who should be tested? Join us for a panel discussion on genetic cancer, treatment and prevention. Genetic counselors from Color Genomics will be on hand to demonstrate how testing works.
Location: 555 Post St., San FranciscoTime: 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6 p.m. programMLF: Health & MedicineProgram organizer: Judy ChanNotes: In association with the BRCA Foundation
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
Evan Goldberg, Executive Vice President of Development, Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit; Founder, BRCA FoundationAlan Ashworth, Ph.D, FRS, President, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Senior Vice President for Cancer Services, UCSF Health; Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, UCSFAllison Kurian, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor of Medicine and of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of MedicineDorene Kastelman, Late-Stage Ovarian Cancer Survivor, BRCA Awareness Advocate
Cancer might be in your DNA. Cancer-causing mutations in the BRCA gene came roaring into our collective consciousness when Angelina Jolie candidly shared her decision to undergo a double mastectomy to prevent inherited cancer. How does a BRCA mutation affect the risk of cancer for both men and women? How are genetic cancers different than other cancers, and who should be tested? Join us for a panel discussion on genetic cancer, treatment and prevention. Genetic counselors from Color Genomics will be on hand to demonstrate how testing works.
Location: 555 Post St., San FranciscoTime: 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6 p.m. programMLF: Health & MedicineProgram organizer: Judy ChanNotes: In association with the BRCA Foundation
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
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