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For Your Life, For Your Health: Understanding Hereditary Cancers PDF Print E-mail

A forum for learning about the medical, legal, ethical, and religious issues involved with genetic testing for BRCA mutations and treatment of hereditary cancers

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 2:00 PM

Congregation Adath Israel, Middletown, Connecticut

An opportunity to learn from and question top experts in the field

Key Topics to be presented include:

  • What role does family history play in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer?
  • What role can genetic counseling have in determining the risk for breast and ovarian cancer?
  • What are the ways to gather family history information and communicate with relatives about genetic issues?
  • What techniques have people with hereditary cancer used to cope with the issues in their family
  • What are the current prevention and management strategies for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer?
  • What are the "Risk reduction strategies" for those individuals found to be genetically positive for increased risk who have not yet been diagnosed with either of the cancers?
  • What are the current laws about discrimination based on genetic issues?
  • What are the legal and social issues surrounding genetic testing?

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