Breast Cancer: Latest Research & Options

IN RECOGNITION OF OCTOBER AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, Congresswoman Jackie Speier will host a panel discussion about BREAST CANCER :: Latest Research & Options

Monday, October 19^th :: 12PM-1:30PM

UCSF – Mission Bay

600 16^th Street, San Francisco

Genentech Hall – Byers Auditorium

RSVP by October 18th at www.RepSpeier.eventbrite.com

Featured topics will include:

SCREENING: The Wisdom Study, Precision Medicine

DCIS- Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: Is it cancer? Treatment Options

TREATMENTS: Drug Trials, Genetic Testing & Personalized Medicine

PATIENT EMPOWERMENT: How to Prepare for a Consultation, Advanced Breast Cancer Program

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR:  Deborah Cohan, MD faced her breast cancer surgery with  life-affirming dancing with the doctors and nurses in the operating room which became a YouTube viral sensation.

THE EXPERT PANEL WILL FEATURE

Laura Esserman, MD

Director, Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center

Professor of Surgery and Radiology, UCSF

Jeffrey Belkora, PhD

Director, Decision Services, UCSF Breast Care Center

Laura van 't Veer, PhD

Leader, Breast Oncology Program 

Director, Applied Genomics

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Hope S. Rugo, MD

Professor of Medicine
Director, Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Deborah Cohan, MD

Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology &

Reproductive Sciences

Medical Director of HIVE/Bay Area Perinatal AIDS Center

Founder of Foundation for Embodied Medicine

Breast Cancer Survivor