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Lynch Syndrome Center Webinar - Hereditary Cancer Risk Calculator: What Is It and How Do I Use It?

Wednesday, July 17 at 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 2024-07-18 00:30:00 2024-07-18 01:30:00 Lynch Syndrome Center Webinar - Hereditary Cancer Risk Calculator: What Is It and How Do I Use It? What is cancer genetic testing? Would this testing be recommended for me? The UCSF Lynch Syndrome Center is offering a series of educational workshops to provide more information on recommendations for cancer genetic testing using UCSF’s new Hereditary Cancer Risk Calculator tool. We aim to provide information on: Who is at risk for a hereditary cancer syndrome? What is genetic testing and why is it important? What are the current guidelines for cancer genetic testing? How to use the Hereditary Cancer Risk Calculator to learn about recommendations for genetic testing for Lynch syndrome and Hereditary Breast and Ovarian cancer syndrome Speakers Aparajita Singh, MD, MPH, Director of UCSF Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Program Sarah Ertan, Genetic Counselor, UCSF Learning Objectives Review of Lynch syndrome and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome Review of current guidelines for cancer genetic testing Discussion on Hereditary Cancer Risk Calculator Awareness of who’s at increased risk and what it means > REGISTER HERE Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Patient And Family Cancer Support Center RachaelLeigh.Delacruz@ucsf.edu America/Los_Angeles public

What is cancer genetic testing? Would this testing be recommended for me? The UCSF Lynch Syndrome Center is offering a series of educational workshops to provide more information on recommendations for cancer genetic testing using UCSF’s new Hereditary Cancer Risk Calculator tool.

We aim to provide information on:

  • Who is at risk for a hereditary cancer syndrome?
  • What is genetic testing and why is it important?
  • What are the current guidelines for cancer genetic testing?
  • How to use the Hereditary Cancer Risk Calculator to learn about recommendations for genetic testing for Lynch syndrome and Hereditary Breast and Ovarian cancer syndrome

Speakers

  • Aparajita Singh, MD, MPH, Director of UCSF Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Program
  • Sarah Ertan, Genetic Counselor, UCSF

Learning Objectives

  • Review of Lynch syndrome and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome
  • Review of current guidelines for cancer genetic testing
  • Discussion on Hereditary Cancer Risk Calculator
  • Awareness of who’s at increased risk and what it means

> REGISTER HERE

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