In a free program, Dr. Timothy Cloughesy will discuss how advances in genetic profiling of brain cancer may help determine the most effective ways to treat specific kinds of the disease. The Rhonda Fleming Mann Resource Center for Women with Cancer, a division of UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, will sponsor the event. The R.P.B. Auditorium on UCLA's campus, adjacent to the Jules Stein Eye Institute. His clinical and research interests include novel treatment approaches in neuro-oncology and investigating genetic components of brain tumors to understand which tumors may respond favorably to specific cancer treatments.
Admission is free.
Reflections, the appearance-enhancement store for cancer patients, will extend its regular business hours to 6 p.m. prior to this event. Reflections is part of the Rhonda Fleming Mann Resource Center's psychosocial care program.