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Presentation: Breast Cancer Awareness: Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment
Time: Saturday Morning
Purpose: To increase women’s awareness of current recommendations in breast health.
Objectives:
Review the breast cancer statistics.
Describe the risks of developing breast cancer and prevention.
Describe early diagnosis and breast cancer treatment.
Current Positions:
Professor of Surgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Director, Breast Cancer Program, Revlon/UCLA Breast Center, UCLA Medical Center
Bio:
Dr. Helena Chang received her Ph.D. in Immunology and Microbiology from Temple University in 1975 and took advanced fellowship training in studying the regulatory mechanisms controlling cancer growth.
Her rigorous training in cancer research also led her to realize the importance of combining the research technologies with medical knowledge to advance cancer treatment. She devoted the next decade to completing an M.D., resident training in surgery and fellowship training in surgical oncology from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is one of the nation’s most distinguished cancer surgeons.
In 1997, she was appointed to the position of Director of the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center. Today, her vision of combining science and practice has been implemented to foster constant advancement in breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Dr. Chang’s research has focused on three challenges.
• Defining breast cancer biomarkers for early detection and tailored drug treatment.
• Developing a breast cancer vaccine for treatment prevention.
• Developing new local treatment to minimize disfigurement resulting from conventional surgery.
The Revlon/UCLA Breast Center under Dr. Chang’s leadership will not only provide the best and most compassionate care; it will lead in the development of tomorrow’s medicine.