Media Release

For: IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Date: April 26, 2004
Contact: Kathy Cullinen, MS, RD, LDN, Program Manager 401-222-3497

MEDIA ADVISORY
EMERGING CONCEPTS IN CANCER GENETICS

WHAT: EMERGING CONCEPTS IN CANCER GENETICS – 5th Annual Genetics and Public Health Conference

FEATURING: Genetic Testing for Melanoma: A Patient’s Perspective 

Alice Cotter, Melanoma Survivor

Barry M. Berger, MD, VP, Laboratory Medicine, Exact Sciences, Marlborough, MA – Stool Based DNA Testing for Colon Cancer

James Cerhan, MD, PhD, Assoc. Professor of Epidemiology,

Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN – Genetic Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer

Kristin Baker Niendorf, MS, CGC, Senior Genetic Counselor, Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Cancer Risk Analysis, Boston, MA – Hereditary Melanoma: To Test or Not To Test? A Current Dilemma

Bruce Jennings, MS, Senior Research Scholar, The Hastings Center, Garrison, NY – The Ethics of Genetic Dilemmas in Primary Care

WHY: New resources in cancer genetics will be shared with participants that they can incorporate into their practice by offering more options to their patients.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 12:30 PM – 5 PM

WHERE: The Gerry House, Rhode Island Hospital Campus - Tours of the new Rhode Island Hospital Cancer Center

WHO: The Rhode Island Department of Health presents the 5th Annual Genetics and Public Health Conference. There is no fee for the program, registration is required and space is limited. Please contact Meagan Krasner 508-657-2229 or MeaganKrasner@comcast.net