Breast Imaging

Panelists from the ‘Considering BRCA Genes: Knowledge Improves Outcomes’ event, hosted by the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discuss a wide range of topics, including cancer risks associated with BRCA, new advances in the field and more.

Alan Ashworth, PhD, FRS, president of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center talks about gene mutations, such as BRCA1 and BRCA 2, which cause mutations which can also cause cancer.

Laura Holmes Haddad, breast cancer survivor; Pamela Munster, MD, director of the Early Phase Clinical Trials Unit and co-leader of the Center for BRCA Research at UCSF; and Alan Ashworth, PhD, FRS, president of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center discuss how finding out if you have a BRCA mutation can help save your life or inform breast cancer treatment for better outcomes.

Heather Greenwood, MD, assistant professor of clinical radiology in the Breast Imaging section, discusses breast cancer screening recommendations for patients with the BRCA mutation at UCSF Imaging’s ‘Considering BRCA Genes: Knowledge Improves Outcomes’ event.

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.

Bonnie Joe, MD, PhD, Chief of Breast Imaging in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF, shares how her research addresses cancer treatment.

When should you get a mammogram? Bonnie Joe, MD, PhD, Chief of Breast Imaging in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF, shares her important recommendations for mammograms in light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In addition, Dr. Joe shares how our newest imaging location at 1725 Montgomery Street makes getting a mammogram convenient and easy. 

Breast Imaging: Radiology-Pathology Correlation – Lori Strachowski, MD 

Breast cancer survivor Laura Holmes Haddad shares her special life lessons for everyone. 

Breast cancer survivor Laura Holmes Haddad shares her touching experiences with her care team at UCSF.