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Experts from UC San Diego Health and Eisenhower Health
Join for Panel Discussion on Genetic Testing
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The public is invited to Genetic Testing: Is it for you? — a FREE panel discussion with experts from UC San Diego Health and Eisenhower Health. The event will be held at the Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center on Thursday, June 7 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Reservations are required. For more information, please call 760-834-3798.
According to the American Cancer Society, about five to 10 percent of all cancers are thought to be related to gene mutations that are inherited or passed down through the family. Having an inherited genetic mutation does not mean you will get cancer. It means you are at a higher risk for developing a certain type or types of cancer. The public is invited to join our panel of experts as they explain what criteria is used to determine if you would benefit from genetic testing.
SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
Steven Plaxe, MD, Director
Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center
KEYNOTE: GENETIC TESTING
Lisa Madlensky, PhD, CGC, Director, Family Cancer Genetics Program, Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health
Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine
PANELISTS
Mark Genesen, MD, Gynecologic Oncology Surgery
Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center
Steven Plaxe, MD, Director
Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center
KEYNOTE: GENETIC TESTING
Lisa Madlensky, PhD, CGC, Director, Family Cancer Genetics Program, Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health
Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine
PANELISTS
Mark Genesen, MD, Gynecologic Oncology Surgery
Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center
Scott Gering, MD, General Surgery, Colon/Rectal Surgery
Eisenhower Surgery Specialty Clinic
Iliana Popescu, MD, Medical Oncology, Hematology
Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center
Eisenhower Health is a not-for-profit, comprehensive health care institution that includes the 463-bed Eisenhower Hospital, the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center at Eisenhower and the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower. The Betty Ford Center is also located on the Eisenhower campus. Eisenhower is renowned for its Centers of Excellence in Orthopedics, Cardiovascular, Neuroscience and Oncology. Situated on 130 acres in Rancho Mirage, and with outpatient clinics across the valley, Eisenhower Health has provided a full range of quality medical and educational services for more than 45 years for residents and visitors to the greater Coachella Valley. Eisenhower has earned ANCC Magnet Recognition® for professionalism in nursing and excellence in patient care. The first accredited teaching hospital in the valley, Eisenhower trains physician residents in both Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. For more information, visit EisenhowerHealth.org or follow Eisenhower Health on social media.