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NYC health series organized by YSM Alumna: “Demystifying the Screening Guidelines: Knowing which tests are right for you”

July 25, 2013

Screening continues to play a vital role in the early detection of several common types of cancer, and yet screening guidelines are often the subject of discussion and even debate. This August 2013, in the NYU Cancer Institute summer mini-lecture series, Drs. Jiyon Lee, Andrew Rosenkrantz, and Derek Mason will cover the topics of breast, prostate, and lung cancer. The presentations are designed to help you better visualize and understand the diseases, the screening debate, the important radiologic screening tests, and which tests are appropriate for you.

For breast imaging, current guidelines for mammography, ultrasound, and MRI will be discussed with clarification of the recommendations for the 40-49 year age group. In the talk called "Male Parts," the increasing role of MRI for prostate tumor detection and guidance for biopsy will be emphasized. We will also explain why screening is not recommended for testicular cancer. In the lung presentation, risk factors, current screening recommendations and benefits of chest CT screening will be explained. This talk will also inform us about link between smoked and chewing tobacco to other non-lung cancers.

Question and answer time will follow the formal presentations.

August 7, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Male Parts (6pm) & Lung (7pm)

August 14, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Breast Imaging (6pm) & Male Parts (7pm)

August 20, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Lung (6pm) & Male Parts (7pm)

Location
NYU Clinical Cancer Center
160 East 34th Street
(between Lexington and Third Avenues)
11th Floor, Room 1121

RSVP IS REQUIRED
To RSVP, please call 212-263-2266, or reserve online at NYUCI.org/rsvp.

These events are organized by Jiyon Lee, Yale College ’92, M.D. ’96 in collaboration with Yale Alumni Association of New York and the NYC Clinical Cancer Center.

Submitted by Tiffany Penn on July 25, 2013