Genetics and Cancer

I got this press release from Glens Falls hospital .. it's an interesting talk and figured I'd pass it along ..

The C.R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital will host an upcoming presentation on the topic of genetics and cancer.

Carolyn Farrell, MS, CNP, CGC, clinical genetics service director at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY, will speak on "The Role of Genetics in Cancer" on Monday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will occur in the C.R. Wood Cancer Center waiting room, located on first floor of the Pruyn Pavilion, 102 Park Street, Glens Falls. Sponsored by the state Department of Health's Ovarian Cancer Education and Support Grant, the discussion will address the role of genetics and family history in the risk for development of breast and ovarian cancers.

For more information or to RSVP, please call Christine Henneke at 926-6640.