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Webinar: Genetics and Ovarian Cancer (Full)

Thursday 24th March 2022 This webinar provides information about genetics and ovarian cancer including the importance of genetic testing and the difference between germline and somatic testing. Clinical implications of genetic testing are discussed, both in terms of treatment and the implications for personal and family cancer risks. In this webinar, we hear from Associate Professor Marion Harris, a medical oncologist and cancer geneticist who is the Director of the Familial Cancer Centre at Monash Health. Associate Professor Harris talks about genetic testing for ovarian cancer. We also hear from Associate Professor Yoland Antill, a Medical Oncologist and Cancer Genetics Specialist at Frankston Hospital, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Cabrini Health. Associate Professor Antill talks about PARP inhibitors in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Christine Christie, who sought genetic testing after discovering her father carried the BRCA 1 gene also speaks. Christine was also found to carry the BRCA 1 gene and discovered she had ovarian cancer after having preventative surgery. She talks about her experience and why genetic testing has been so important to her.