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This event is curated by the Bay Area Science Festival as part of their year-round calendar of science events.

The festival takes place each fall with 10 days of science and technology lectures, games, exhibits, workshops and hands-on activities all over the Bay Area. 

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Monday, October 19, 2015
Bay Area Science Events

In recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Congresswoman Jackie Speier will host a panel discussion about Breast Cancer on its latest research & options.

Featured topics will include:

• Screening: The Wisdom Study, Precision Medicine
• DCIS – Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: Is it cancer? Treatment Options
• Treatments: Drug Trials, Genetic Testing & Personalized Medicine
• Patient Empowerment: How to Prepare for a Consultation, Advanced Breast Cancer Program
• Breast Cancer Survivor: Deborah Cohan, MD faced her breast cancer surgery with life-affirming dancing with the doctors and nurses in the operating room which became a YouTube viral sensation.

The expert panel will feature:

• Laura Esserman, MD
  Director, Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
  Professor of Surgery and Radiology, UCSF
• Jeffrey Belkora, PhD
  Director, Decision Services, UCSF Breast Care Center
• Laura van ‘t Veer, PhD
  Leader, Breast Oncology Program
  Director, Applied Genomics
  UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Hope S. Rugo, MD
  Professor of Medicine
  Director, Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education
  UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Deborah Cohan, MD
  Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology &
  Reproductive Sciences
  Medical Director of HIVE/Bay Area Perinatal AIDS Center
  Founder of Foundation for Embodied Medicine
  Breast Cancer Survivor

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