Genetics
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Genetic testing in ovarian cancer
A webinar with Dr Terri McVeigh, Consultant Clinical Geneticist MB BAO BCh. (Hons), PGCert (Medical Genetics), PGDip (Med. Sci.), MSc (Clin. Ed.), PhD, MRCS. Recorded in May 2022.
What is Homologous Recombination Deficiency (HRD) and how does it impact ovarian cancer?
A webinar with Dr Rowan Miller, Consultant Medical Oncologist specialising in gynae-oncology and early phase clinical trials at University College London and St Bartholomew's Hospitals. Recorded in December 2021.
Lynch syndrome and ovarian cancer
A webinar with Dr Tracie Miles and Laura Monje-Garcia, lead nurses for the Lynch syndrome national transformation project. Recorded in September 2023.
Rarer genetic changes in ovarian cancer
A webinar with Dr Terri McVeigh, Consultant Clinical Geneticist MB BAO BCh. (Hons), PGCert (Medical Genetics), PGDip (Med. Sci.), MSc (Clin. Ed.), PhD, MRCS. Recorded in December 2023.
The genomics of rare ovarian cancer
A webinar with Dr Terri McVeigh, Consultant Clinical Geneticist MB BAO BCh. (Hons), PGCert (Medical Genetics), PGDip (Med. Sci.), MSc (Clin. Ed.), PhD, MRCS. Recorded in December 2023.
Understanding BRCA in the Jewish community
A webinar with Lisa Steele, CEO of Chai Cancer Care. Recorded in April 2024.
Talking to friends and family about an inherited risk with ovarian cancer
A webinar with Vishakha Tripathi, consultant genetic counsellor at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Recorded in May 2024.
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