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Living with BRCA: A Conference on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
for Gene Carriers, At-Risk Individuals, and Their Families
Full Day Conference for the Lay Public
Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 9:00 – 17:00
Centre Mont-Royal
2200 Mansfield Street
Montréal, Québec, Canada
A full day conference given by some of our Symposium faculty members
will be held to inform the interested general public.
Please assist us by inviting your patients and others who may be
interested in learning more about the impact of living with BRCA1/2.
A PDF of the detailled programme can be downloaded here.
Goals of the Lay Conference:
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- To provide the most current information about cancer risks, surveillance,
and risk reduction options for BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers;
- To assist individuals with communicating high-risk status to their
family members;
- To discuss the management of surgical menopause in the young patient;
- To offer gene carriers and their families the opportunity to address
HBOC experts working in both clinical and research fields;
- To provide a forum to network and share experiences with others
living with BRCA.
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Organizing Committee of the HBOC 2009 Lay Conference
Nora Wong, MS, CCGC, Jewish General Hospital,
Montréal, Québec,
Canada (Chair)
Karlene Australie, MS, CGC, Hôpital Charles LeMoyne, Centre intégré de lutte contre le cancer en Montérégie,
Greenfield Park, Québec, Canada
Nadine Dumas, MSc, CCGC, Centre hospitalier de l'Universitaire de
Montréal,
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Laura Hayes, Clinical Care Coordinator, McGill University Health Centre
and Jewish General Hospital,
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Shenela Lakhani, BSC, MSc (year 1), McGill University,
Montréal,
Québec, Canada
Laura Palma, MSc, CGC, CCGC, McGill University Health Centre,
Montréal, Québec, Canada |
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