Dharmen Patel, M.D., Lawrence R. Shapiro, M.D., and Robert G. Lerner, M.D.

Dr. Dharmen Patel was a Fellow at Westchester Medical Center who is now in private practice in Mt. Carmel, TN and Dr. Lawrence Shapiro is Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College and Director, Regional Medical Genetics Center, Westchester Medical Center.

Drs. Patel and Shapiro report no commercial conflicts of interest. In the past three years, Dr. Lerner has served as a consultant for GlaxoSmithKline and has served on the Speakers' Bureau for Pharmacia.

Release Date: 10/25/2002
Termination Date: 10/25/2005

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• Discuss the risk of breast cancer in a patient with BRCA gene mutations
• Discuss the risk of ovarian cancer in a patient with BRCA gene mutations
• Discuss the role of prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in a woman with BRCA gene mutations
• Discuss the importance of genetic testing and counseling in a patient with a strong family history of breast and ovarian cancer.

 

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