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Through our cutting-edge series of national teleconferences and social media chats, you can interact with leading medical experts and community advocates to access the latest information and research on breast and ovarian health. If you’ve missed any of our programs, you can still access many of them through our archive of podcasts and written transcripts.
Presented by: Bright Pink and Cancer Legal Resource Center
Category: Twitter Chats
Audience: High Risk
Explains the legal and financial rights for high-risk young women, cancer fighters, and survivors.
Speakers: Jean Rowe, LCSW, OSW-C, Young Survival Coalition; Jamie Pleva, breast cancer survivor and advocate
Category: Teleconferences
Audience: All
Explores body image, self-confidence, intimacy, and communication issues for high-risk young women and provides tips for navigating relationships and connecting with significant others.
Teresa Woodruff, Ph.D., Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Kristin Nelson, high-risk advocate
Category: Teleconferences
Audience: High Risk
Offers fertility preservation and parenthood options for high-risk young women and provides resources to help navigate the fertility preservation process.
Diljeet Singh, MD, DRPH, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Cara Tenenbaum, Vice President for Policy, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance; Kimberly Merrell, ovarian cancer survivor and volunteer, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Category: Teleconferences
Audience: All
Examines the latest research in ovarian cancer risk and prevention.
Speakers: Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Amber Trivedi, MS, CGC, Informed DNA; Andrea Barmish Mazza, Ph.D., cancer survivor and advocate
Category: Teleconferences
Audience: All
Explores the link between genetics and breast/ovarian cancer and discusses genetic counseling, genetic testing, and how to develop a proactive strategy to take charge of your health.
Karen Hurley, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Jaclyn Jensen, advocate; Stefanie LaRue, breast cancer survivor and advocate, Young Survival Coalition
Category: Teleconferences
Audience: High Risk
Addresses self-image, communication issues, fear of rejection, and navigating relationships as a high-risk young woman or breast cancer survivor.
Diljeet Singh, MD, DRPH, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Niki Quasney, cancer fighter and advocate; Georgi Morales, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance; Elana Silber, Sharsheret
Category: Teleconferences
Audience: All
Analyzes ovarian cancer risk factors, symptoms, prevention tips, and ways to be proactive with your ovarian health at a young age.
Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Zsofia K. Stadler, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Amber Trivedi, MS, CGC, Informed DNA; Jamie Pleva, breast cancer survivor and advocate
Category: Teleconferences
Audience: All
Investigates the latest research on genetics and breast/ovarian cancer and provides strategies to assess family history and be proactive with your breast and ovarian health.
