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Breast Cancer Awareness: Panel discussion set for Oct. 14
National, local experts to speak on hereditary cancer causes, risk factors and intervention options at Chicago Botanic Garden
The Center for Jewish Genetics, in conjunction with the Basser Center for BRCA, will host one of the nation’s leading authorities on breast cancer and a panel of experts discussing “What’s Jewish about BRCA?” on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. A reception begins at 6 p.m.; followed by the program at 7 p.m. Cost is $18 per person.
Panelists at the Oct. 14 event – all experts in fields ranging from medical oncology, surgery and gynecological oncology to genetics and advocacy – will discuss a variety of topics, including strategies for identification of high-risk individuals and families, and options for intervention.
The evening’s keynote speaker, Susan M. Domchek, MD, is a nationally recognized expert in breast and ovarian cancer genetics; hereditary cancer risk and prevention; and breast cancer treatment. She is Executive Director, Basser Center for BRCA in Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center; Director, MacDonald Cancer Risk Evaluation Center; and the Basser Professor of Oncology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on understanding breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility in genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, and how to target such genetic mutations for improved cancer treatment. Domchek has been recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and as a “Top Doc” in Philadelphia Magazine.
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Expert panelists include Taya J. Fallen, CGC, Northwestern University; Melissa K. Rosen, MA, Director of National Outreach, Sharsheret; Catherine E. Pesce, MD, breast oncology specialist at NorthShore University Health System; and S. Diane Yamada, MD, Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Chief, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, at University of Chicago.
Bonnie Miller Rubin, Chicago Tribune Health and Family reporter, will moderate the event.
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For information or to register, visit www.jewishgenetics.org/EventBRCA, or call 312-357-4994.
The Center for Jewish Genetics, an educational resource for hereditary cancers and Jewish genetic disorders, is a cooperative effort of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago and the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and is supported in part by the Michael Reese Health Trust.
