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Whether you are a cancer survivor, person at high risk for cancer, health care provider or caregiver, this conference has something for you. All the sessions from our Joining FORCEs 2022 October conference are now available on demand – just click watch video.

Sessions

Recorded Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Strategies for cancer interception and prevention in individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes by Susan Domchek, MD Watch Video
Is this my new normal? Navigating life detours due to risk management or treatment by Karen Hurley, PhD Watch Video
What's new for people with ATM, CHEK2 or PALB2 mutations? by Tuya Pal, MD; Marc Tischkowitz, MD, PhD Watch Video
Choosing wisely: How to pick insurance plans by Monica Bryant, Esq. Watch Video
5 Questions About Breast Reconstruction: What Everyone Wants to Know by Kathy Steligo Watch Video
Genes associated with hereditary cancer risk: Live Q&A Panel by Tuya Pal, MD; Marc Tischkowitz, MD, PhD; Julie Mak, CGC Watch Video
How palliative care can help people at any stage of diagnosis by Rab Razzak, MD Watch Video
What's new in gynecologic cancer detection and prevention? by Barb Norquist, MD Watch Video
Communication tips for talking with partners about inherited cancer risk by Marleah Dean Kruzel, PhD; Kalisi Logan, CGC Watch Video
What's new for hereditary breast cancer treatment? by Kimberley Lee, MD, MHS Watch Video
Your tissue, your choice: A new approach to empower survivors, thrivers, and previvors as stakeholders in research on their tissue by Marielle S. Gross, MD, MBE Watch Video
Young previvors, relationship and fertility issues: Q&A Panel by Terri Woodard, MD; Marleah Dean Kruzel, PhD; Kalisi Logan, CGC Watch Video
The value of state-level advocacy by Lisa Schlager, FORCE; Lisa Peabody, FORCE Watch Video
What's new for pancreatic cancer detection? by Bryson Katona, MD, PhD Watch Video
What's new for gynecologic cancer treatment? by Diljeet Singh, MD, DrPH Watch Video
Medical marijuana 101; What to know, where to go, what we are learning by Gregory Garber, MSW, LCSW Watch Video
What are liquid biopsies and what is their role in screening and treatment of gynecologic cancers? by Casey M Cosgrove, MD Watch Video
Breast Reconstruction Panel: Live Q&A Panel by Joshua Levine, MD; Constance Chen, MD; C. Andrew Salzberg, MD; Alicia Billington, MD, PhD Watch Video
Screening, prevention and gender affirming care for transgender people with mutations by Kimberly Zayhowski, CGC; Sarah Roth Watch Video
What's new for people with Lynch syndrome? by Matthew Yurgelun, MD Watch Video
Why am I so tired? Managing fatigue due to treatment or prevention by Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN Watch Video
Selfcare for the caregiver by Karen Hurley, PhD Watch Video
What's new for pancreatic cancer treatment? by Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD Watch Video

Recorded Thursday, October 13, 2022

Prostate cancer genetic testing and genetic counseling by Veda Giri, MD Watch Video
How to spot the BOAST - Looking behind the cancer headlines by Sue Friedman, DVM Watch Video
Screening for breast cancer during and after pregnancy by Bethany Niell, MD, PhD Watch Video
Supporting treatment with good nutrition by Erin Pellegrin, RD, LDN Watch Video
Early menopause management for women who cannot take estrogen therapy by Deborah Kwolek, MD Watch Video
Advocacy groups are here to help you receive equitable care: Live Q&A panel with Shahnjayla K. Connors, PhD, MPH, CPH; Maimah Karmo; Shanon Zorrilla; Monica Bryant, Esq; Knoll Larkin, Jamie Trotter Watch Video
How do we make research more inclusive? by Veronica Jones, MD; Wenora Johnson; Debbie Denardi; Diane Rose Watch Video
What's new in prostate cancer treatment? by Heather Cheng, MD, PhD Watch Video
Things you can do to optimize your sleep, starting tonight by Natalie Solomon, PsyD Watch Video
How current policies may impact access to fertility preservation and other issues affecting the hereditary cancer community by Anya Prince, JD Watch Video
Surgical considerations for people with Lynch syndrome-related gastrointestinal cancers by Seth Felder, MD Watch Video
Symptom management and integrative care: Live Q&A Panel by Heidi Donovan, PhD; Greg Garber, MSW, LCSW; Diljeet Singh, MD, DrPH; Sharon Bober, PhD Watch Video
What's new in screening for colorectal cancer? by Bryson Katona, MD, PhD Watch Video
Mindfulness and coping by Rab Razzak, MD, FAAHPM; Jill Mull MeD Watch Video
What's new for colorectal cancer treatment? by Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD Watch Video
What are liquid biopsies and what is their role in screening and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers? by Ilyas Sahin, MD Watch Video
The genes between us: how I shared genetics information with my Latinx/Hispanic relatives by Karlena Lara-Otera, PhD, CGC; Marisol Rosas, FORCE Watch Video
Closing Q & A Panel by Matthew Yurgelun, MD; Heather Cheng, MD, PhD; Allison Kurian, MD, MSc; Karen Hurley, PhD; Gloria Huang, MD Watch Video