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    Hereditary Colon Cancer Family Day

    December 5, 2015

    Chicago, IL

    Our first family day was a collaborative effort by the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Risk and Prevention Center, Gilda’s Club Chicago, and the Hereditary Colon Cancer Foundation on December 5, 2015. Please enjoy these videos from this amazing family day. We hope you find them useful in your journey!

     

    A Welcome Message from Dr. Sonia Kupfer to the Hereditary Colon Cancer Family Day - Chicago

    Sonia Kupfer, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic at the University of Chicago Medicine, gives a warm welcome to the participants of the Hereditary Colon Cancer Family Day in Chicago on December 5th, 2015.

    All in the Family: Genetics of Hereditary Colon Cancer with Jessica Stoll

    Jessica Stoll, MS, CGC, in the Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic at the University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the Genetics of Hereditary Colon Cancer at the Hereditary Colon Cancer Family Day in Chicago on December 5th, 2015.

    Hot Topics in Polyposis by Dr. Sonia Kupfer

    Sonia Kupfer, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic at the University of Chicago Medicine, discusses Hot Topics in Polyposis at the Hereditary Colon Cancer Family Day in Chicago on December 5th, 2015.

    Nutrition for Altered Bowels by Lori Welstead

    Lori Welstead, MS, RD, LDN, in Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the University of Chicago Medicine, speaks on the topic of Nutrition for Altered Bowels at the Hereditary Colon Cancer Family Day in Chicago on December 5th, 2015.

      

    On the Topic of Lynch Syndrome by Dr. Sonia Kupfer

    Sonia Kupfer, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic at the University of Chicago Medicine, discusses Lynch Syndrome at the Hereditary Colon Cancer Family Day in Chicago on December 5th, 2015.

    Sugeries for Hereditary Colon Cancer by Dr. Neil H. Hyman 

    Neil H. Hyman, MD, FACS, Section Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Co-Director of Center for Digestive Disease, and Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine, speaks on the topic of Surgeries for Hereditary Colon Cancer at the Hereditary Colon Cancer Family Day in Chicago on December 5th, 2015.

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