UCSF Today

Monday, November 27, 2006

UCSF to Host Free Public Forum on Hereditary Cancer

A free community forum, title “All in the Family: A UCSF Update on Hereditary Cancer,” will be presented on Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion. 

All members of the public are invited to attend. A reception will follow the event.

At the forum, experts will address commonly expressed concerns about genetic risk for cancer, provide updates on new advances, and explain how elevated risk can be mitigated by surveillance, preventive surgery and lifestyle changes. Part of the program will include a panel comprising both UCSF patients and genetic counselors.

The event is presented by the UCSF Cancer Risk Program in observance of its 10th anniversary. The program provides genetic counseling and gene testing for families suspected of harboring hereditary cancer.

   

 

Speakers are:
     
  • • Mary Beattie, MD, MAS, assistant clinical   professor of medicine, UCSF
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  • • Beth B. Crawford, MS, genetic counselor,   UCSF Cancer Risk Program
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  • • Charles J. Epstein, MD, professor of   pediatrics, UCSF
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  • • Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA, director,   Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center, UCSF
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  • • Frank McCormick, PhD, FRS, director,   UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
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  • • C. Bethan Powell, MD, assistant professor   of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences, UCSF
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  • • Jonathan P. Terdiman, MD, associate   clinical professor of medicine, UCSF
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  • • John L. Ziegler, MD, MSc, director,   UCSF Cancer Risk Program
     

Pre-enrollment is required. RSVP online.  Questions can be sent here or call 415/476-2201.