Considering BRCA Genes: Knowledge Improves Outcomes
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Organized by UCSF Imaging and the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
This community education event is free and open to the public and to healthcare professionals.
We invite you to join UCSF’s global health experts Heather Greenwood, MD; Alan Ashworth, PhD, FRS; Pamela Munster, MD; and Mindy Goldman, MD; and breast cancer survivor and patient advocate Laura Holmes Haddad, author of This is Cancer: Everything You Need to Know, From the Waiting Room to the Bedroom; and our MC for the evening, Larisa Kura, breast cancer survivor and associate dean of administration and finance for The School of Dentistry, refreshments and conversation. Whether you know your BRCA status or need to learn more, this gathering will help you understand genetic risks and how they affect health outcomes.
Additionally, we are proud to offer another unique opportunity to our guests - quick tours of the Mammovan from ZSFG (Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital), which will be available that evening for a visit both before- and after the lecture (5-6:15 pm and 7:30-8 pm). Our guests will learn more about how the van is used to provide mammography screening to low-income communities in the area. It will be located near the Community Center Garage at 1675 Owens St. and tours will be run by Mary McGinty, supervisor of the Avon Breast Center at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
What is BRCA?
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that normally have the role of providing instructions on repairing damage and preventing cancer in our bodies. Inherited mutations in these genes increase the risk of breast, ovarian, and several other cancers.
UCSF Mission Bay Campus, Genentech Hall, Byers Auditorium
Parking at Community Center Garage at 1675 Owens Street
1321 America/Los_Angeles public
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Organized by UCSF Imaging and the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
This community education event is free and open to the public and to healthcare professionals.
We invite you to join UCSF’s global health experts Heather Greenwood, MD; Alan Ashworth, PhD, FRS; Pamela Munster, MD; and Mindy Goldman, MD; and breast cancer survivor and patient advocate Laura Holmes Haddad, author of This is Cancer: Everything You Need to Know, From the Waiting Room to the Bedroom; and our MC for the evening, Larisa Kura, breast cancer survivor and associate dean of administration and finance for The School of Dentistry, refreshments and conversation. Whether you know your BRCA status or need to learn more, this gathering will help you understand genetic risks and how they affect health outcomes.
Additionally, we are proud to offer another unique opportunity to our guests - quick tours of the Mammovan from ZSFG (Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital), which will be available that evening for a visit both before- and after the lecture (5-6:15 pm and 7:30-8 pm). Our guests will learn more about how the van is used to provide mammography screening to low-income communities in the area. It will be located near the Community Center Garage at 1675 Owens St. and tours will be run by Mary McGinty, supervisor of the Avon Breast Center at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
What is BRCA?
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that normally have the role of providing instructions on repairing damage and preventing cancer in our bodies. Inherited mutations in these genes increase the risk of breast, ovarian, and several other cancers.
UCSF Mission Bay Campus, Genentech Hall, Byers Auditorium
Parking at Community Center Garage at 1675 Owens Street
Speakers
Her professional interests include breast MRI, high-risk breast cancer screening, and resident and fellow education.
Senior Vice President for Cancer Services, UCSF Health
Director, UCSF Gynecology Center for Cancer Survivors and At-Risk Women
Co-leader of the Center for BRCA Research
Leader, Developmental Therapeutics Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
