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Gynecological Cancers: Know Your Risks, Learn Your Options

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September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month and Lankenau Medical Center wants women to know the facts.

Dr. David O. Holtz, FACOG, gynecologic oncologist at Lankenau Medical Center, Main Line Health, will discuss treatment options, including robotic-assisted surgery, symptoms, diagnostic testing, and more in his presentation: "What Are my Minimally Invasive Treatment Options?"

Rachael Brandt, MS, certified genetic counselor at Lankenau Medical Center, Main Line Health, will discuss the role that family history plays in your risk for gynecological cancers as well as your inherited cancer risk and genetic testing options in her presentation: "Could My Genes Impact My Risk?"
 
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