Briefing: "In Her Genes: Using Genetic Tests to Target Cancer in Women"
March 9, 2010

Michele Horwitz

The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) hosted a congressional briefing entitled "In Her Genes: Using Genetic Tests to Target Cancer in Women" on March 9, 2010. Phyllis Greenberger, President and CEO of SWHR, provided brief opening remarks and reiterated the importance of genetic testing to eliminate treatments that aren't affective for certain cancer patients.

View the Invitation

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Read a summary of the briefing

Presentations

• "Genetic Testing for Cancer: Diagnostic Medicine and Cancer Susceptibility"
  Dr. Gale Vance, MD, Associate Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics at Indiana University and Director of the Indiana Familial Cancer Center
• "Predicting the Future: The Future of Genetic Testing"
  Dr. Shyam Sharan, PhD, Head, Genetics of Cancer Susceptibility Section, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute
• Patient's Perspective
  Michele Horwitz, Colon Cancer Patient