This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Schools

Think Pink, Live Green: Protecting Our Daugters' Breast Health

Reducing your daughter’s risk of breast cancer begins with education. Learn about risk factors from genetics to the environment, and how changing what you eat, breathe, and buy can reduce your risk. Understand the importance of early detection, and meet an extraordinary young woman who is changing the way breast cancer is detected.


Lankenau Medical Center speakers include:

  • Dr. Marisa Weiss, Director of Breast Radiation Oncology; Founder and President, Breastcancer.org
  • Dr. Jennifer Sabol, Director of Comprehensive Breast Center
  • Dr. Terri McHugh, Medical Director of the Cancer Risk Assessment and Genetics Program
  • Rachael Brandt, MS, certified genetic counselor
  • Plus additional breast health specialists


Special guest speaker Brittany Wenger, a 17-year-old high school student and winner of the National Google Science Prize, will discuss the application she invented to help doctors diagnose breast cancer.

Find out what's happening in Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?