Next & Now

Lindsey Avner and Leslie Jacobs share powerful information about the impact of genetic testing in young women with increased risk for breast and/or ovarian cancer. Lindsey is the founder and CEO of Bright Pink, a national non-profit, on a mission to save lives by encouraging young women to be proactive about breast and ovarian cancer risk from a young age. Leslie is the current support ambassador for the Cincinnati Bright Pink location.

A webinar dedicated to Epilepsy Awareness Month.

 

Tom Stanton is the Executive Director of the Danny Did Foundation, an organization inspired by his own nephew Danny who was lost shortly before his fifth birthday to Sudden and Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). The Danny Did Foundation works to advance public awareness of SUDEP, enhance the SUDEP communication model between medical professionals and families affected by epilepsy, and mainstream seizure detection and prevention devices that may assist in preventing seizure-related deaths.

Glenna Steele is the current president of the Glut1 Deficiency Foundation, a family organization dedicated to people living with epilepsy caused by Glut1 deficiency. The Glut1 Deficiency Foundation educates others about Glut1 Deficiency and its primary treatment (ketogenic diet), increasing awareness and advocacy for this condition, and supporting research that is working toward a cure.

In this webinar, Dr. Anne Kathryn Goodman provides an overview of ovarian cancer types, risk factors, and therapies. She describes the mechanism of PARP inhibitors and compares them to traditional ovarian cancer treatments.