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NWH Genetic Counselor To Be Featured Speaker For Teleconference On Cancer

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Nancy Cohen, cancer genetic counselor for Northern Westchester Hospital will speak as part of Support Connection’s toll-free educational program: “Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndromes.” The event will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST.

NWH's cancer genetic counselor Nancy Cohen will be hosting a teleconference regarding genetic testing in breast and ovarian cancer.

NWH's cancer genetic counselor Nancy Cohen will be hosting a teleconference regarding genetic testing in breast and ovarian cancer.

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Pre-register for NWH's genetic counseling event for breast and ovarian cancer.

Pre-register for NWH's genetic counseling event for breast and ovarian cancer.

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In this teleconference, participants will learn how genetic counseling may be able to help them decide whether genetic testing is right for them.  The teleconference is open to women throughout the U.S. who are living with breast or ovarian cancer. 

Topics will include:

  • Why consider genetic counseling?
  • What happens when you go to a genetic counselor?
  • How might genetic counseling impact your medical management?
  • What are the testing criteria for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome (caused by mutations in the BRCA genes)?
  • How does genetic testing affect insurance coverage?

There will be a Q&A session following the presentation.

The teleconference will be presented by Cohen, cancer genetic counselor for Northern Westchester Hospital. She holds an MS degree in human genetics from the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program at Sarah Lawrence College, is certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling, and completed the City of Hope Advanced Course in Cancer Risk Assessment.

Pre-registration is required. To learn more or to pre-register, call Support Connection at 914-962-6402 or 800-532-4290.

 

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