About this Event
The UCSF Center for BRCA Research & UCSF Hereditary Cancer Clinic are offering a series of educational workshops to provide more information for mutation carriers and family members.
Our sixth session will focus on Hormone Replacement Therapy for Hereditary Cancer Mutation Carriers with a panel of medical oncologists, gynecologists, and a specialized nurse practitioner.
Key Topics
- Signs and symptoms of menopause
- Long-term health consequences of natural or surgical-induced menopause
- Types of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Risks and benefits
- HRT: For whom? Which type? When to start? For how long?
Panelists
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Pamela Munster, MD (Host)
Medical oncologist, and Co-director of Center for BRCA Research, UCSF
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Allison W. Kurian, MD, MSc
Medical oncologist, breast specialist, and cancer geneticist at Stanford Medicine
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Elizabeth Lynn, NP, MSN
Nurse practitioner, UCSF Health
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Mindy Goldman, MD
Obstetrician and gynecologist, UCSF Health
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Lee-May Chen, MD
Gynecologic cancer surgeon, UCSF Health
Agenda:
- 5:30 - 5:40 pm: Welcome and Introduction
- 5:40 - 6:30 pm: Case scenario-based discussion
- 6:30 - 7:00 pm: Q&A session
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