NIH Lecture videocast- BRCA associated cancer treatment

besa · May 2015

Air date:	Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 3:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
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Description:	Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series Dr. Garber conducts research in clinical cancer genetics, with a special focus on breast cancer. She has played a major role in the development of national guidelines in cancer genetics. Dr. Garber is also a leader in research into the characteristics and treatment of triple-negative or basal-like breast cancer, the most common form in women with breast cancer 1, early onset (BRCA1) mutations. Her translational research focuses on the evaluation of novel agents that target DNA-repair defects in breast cancer, including poly ADP ribose polymerase inhibitors for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer and other BRCA-associated cancers. In 2011-2012, Dr. Garber was the president of American Association for Cancer Research, the largest organization of cancer researchers in the world. She is a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board and the Institute of Medicine. For more information go to https://oir.nih.gov/wals
Author:	Judy E. Garber, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Runtime:	1 hour

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