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Winter 2008
Contents
Don’t Miss Joining FORCEs 2008
Hereditary Cancer: How Do I Tell My Children?
International Variations in Prophylactic Surgery
Young and High Risk: Pre-vivor Issues
BRCA and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
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Don't Miss Joining FORCEs 2008
by Sue Friedman
“Can’t wait for next year!”
“Greatly exceeded my expectations.”
“This is one-of-a-kind and very necessary.”
That’s how attendees described their experiences at our 2007 Joining FORCEs Conference. Our third annual conference, scheduled for May 16-17, is shaping up to be just as rewarding.
New sessions will address the interests of specific groups within our community: Dr. Ilana Cass will share developments in ovarian cancer treatment and survival, the PARP Inhibitor clinical trial, and management of breast cancer risk after ovarian cancer diagnosis. For breast cancer survivors, Dr. Susan Domchek will discuss response to chemotherapy and the latest information for women with triple negative tumors. High-risk individuals who have not developed cancer will want to attend Dr. Judy Garber’s session on new information for pre-vivors. Drs. Cathy Phelan and Alvaro Monteiro will demystify uninformative negative and variant BRCA test results. Dr. Joanne Armstrong from Aetna will help us understand how to navigate the insurance maze. And Christine Clifford Beckwith, founder and CEO of the Cancer Club, will show us how to use humor to relieve stress.
We’ll also feature the latest research in hereditary cancer: Dr. Tim Rebbeck will update his PROSE study research on BRCA families, and Dr. Mark Greene will present results from GOG-199, a large national ovarian cancer surveillance study. Dr. Steven Narod, a favorite from conferences past, will update research on BRCA response to cancer treatment, and will discuss promising new studies of DIM, a supplement he has been studying. Dr. Rebecca Sutphen will discuss advancements in personalized medicine.
Last year’s most popular sessions will be updated and provided again, including our workshop for younger high-risk women, and our roundtable session where attendees can speak face-to-face with researchers and experts. Our own Kathy Steligo will conduct not one, but two writing workshops. Attendees may also participate in a forum panel discussion to build a national hereditary cancer research agenda.
Come join us to learn, share, and let your voice be heard. See you in Tampa!
To register for the 3rd annual Joining FORCEs Conference click here.
Two FORCE attendees welcome conference arrivals
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