The Charlotte Jewish News - June-July 2015 - Page 4
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Hereditary Cancer Syndromes in the Jewish Community
Educational Event Eeaturing Katya Lezin
Levine JCC on Jnne 3
from 7-9 PM
Free and open to the community
You may know that certain
types of cancer are more common
among Jewish people than in the
general population. You may also
know that finding certain genetic
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risk factors can be helpful in fig
uring out if you personally are at
increased risk. We invite you to at
tend a free educational event to
learn more about these issues and
to hear from experts in the field.
Angelina Jolie recently was in
the news because she had surgery
to prevent breast cancer after she
learned that her family history of
breast cancer was due to their hav
ing the BRCA genetic mutation.
BRCA-1&2 mutations occur in
only about one out of every 300-
800 people, but in Ashkenazi Jew
ish people, it is much more
common - one in 40 carry this
gene. Inheriting either gene in
creases a woman’s lifetime risk of
developing breast cancer to 65-
74%, according to the American
College of Obstetrics and Gyne
cology. The risk of getting ovarian
cancer is also higher than in peo
ple without these mutations, 39-
46% for those who have BRCA-1
and 12-20% for BRCA-2. Genetic
testing is the first step in both can
cer prevention and early detection.
Speaking at the event, which
will be held in Gorelick Hall on
June 3 from 7-9 PM, will be
Katya Lezin, R. Wendel Nau-
mann, MD, and Teri Howell,
RN. It will be hosted by
the Charlotte Chapter of
Hadassah, by the Jewish
Community Center, and
Myriad Genetic Laborato
ries.
Katya Lezin lives in
Charlotte, is a columnist
for the Charlotte Ob
server, and was diagnosed in 2011
with ovarian cancer related to her
having the BRCA-1 genetic muta
tion. She says that she “now trav
els the country as a patient
advocate and survivor, speaking to
... anyone who will listen to her
account of the upside of being
BRCA-1 positive and being a can
cer survivor.” Katya has written a
memoir entitled “But I Just Grew
Out My Bangs - A Cancer Tale,”
and she will be signing books at
the end of her talk.
R. Wendel Naumann, MD is
currently the Director of Mini
mally Invasive Surgery in Gyne
cologic Oncology and Professor
in the Department of Ob/Gyn at
the Levine Cancer Center at Car-
olinas Medical Center in Char
lotte, North Carolina. Current
On left is Katya during chemotherapy. On
right is Katya today.
research interests include targeted
therapy for ovarian and uterine
cancer as well as minimally inva
sive surgery for pelvic masses and
ovarian cancer.
Teri Howell, RN will describe
the genetic screening tests offered
by Myriad Labs.
This event is free and open to
the public. Please join us on
June 3 at 7 PM in Gorelick Hall at
the JCC. Refreshments will be
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veterans
The documentary, produced by
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