Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: What you need to know about risk and prevention
In this informative web chat, Megan Myers discusses hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome risk, diagnosis, and cancer prevention strategies. Megan Myers is a genetic counselor in the Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Clinic, a part of the Cancer Risk Program at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Ms. Myers identifies families who are at high risk for hereditary cancer syndromes and provides recommendations to prevent and detect cancer at an early stage, and recommendations for screening and surgeries to prevent or detect cancers that have genetic links. She also provides support to families undergoing genetic risk assessments.
Learn more about HBOC syndrome at www.cancerconnect.com and www.kintalk.org.
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