Cancer Awareness Roundtable Series

Cancer Screening Guidelines for 2022 & Breast Cancer Health Talk with NY Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center

Dr. Elise Desperito and Karen Schmitt

Feb 24, 2022

Karen Schmitt provides an overview of how different cancer screening guidelines are established and adjusted as medical findings for specific cancers evolve. There is also an update on the current screening guidelines for breast, cervical, colorectal, prostate and lung cancers.

Dr. Elise Desperito provides information on current issues related to breast cancer screening and state of the art modalities available today. She reveals how to work with your physician to achieve shared decision making, understanding your personal health risk factors and best and most current strategies in breast cancer treatment. She also shares the most current breast cancer research how this relates to individuals with a history of familial breast cancer.

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