Fighting alongside you, for you
Whether directly or indirectly, cancer affects almost all of us at some point. The hopeful news is that about 44% of cancers are preventable.1
Kaiser Permanente is committed to being a leader in cancer prevention, with industry-leading screening rates for breast, colorectal and cervical cancer.2
Additionally, Kaiser Permanente members are 20% less likely to die early from cancer compared to nonmembers in the same communities. 3
From detection to recovery, doctors, nurses, and specialists at Kaiser Permanente work together to give you high-quality care. No matter where you are on your care journey, we’ll be there to support all that is you.
Join a community ready to fight cancer and thrive
Fighting Cancer with Kaiser Permanente is a yearly, no-cost virtual event. We hope everyone affected by cancer will unite for this event.
Recorded Saturday, June 8, 2024
Meet the Speakers
Tatjana Kolevska, MD
Eun Yeong Oh, MD, PHD
Christine Garcia, MD, MPH
Wilbur Chang, MD
Farah Brasfield, MD
Fighting Cancer
with Kaiser Permanente
Recorded Saturday, June 8, 2024
Welcome & Overview
Speaker: Tatjana Kolevska, MD
Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente National Excellence in Cancer Care Program
What’s in Your Genes? An Overview of Kaiser Permanente’s Hereditary Cancer Screening Program
Speaker: Christine Garcia, MD, MPH
Gynecologic Oncologist Lead, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Hereditary Cancer Program, The Permanente Medical Group
Advances in Diagnostic Pathology Tools to Improve Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Speaker: Eun Oh, MD
Assistant Regional Medical Director, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Cancer Detection and Imaging Screening
Speaker: Wilbur Chang, MD
Regional Medical Director for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Holistic Care for Breast Cancer: A Conversation With a Kaiser Permanente Member and Her Spouse
Speaker: Farah Brasfield, MD
Regional Chief of Hematology and Oncology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Advances in Cancer Care: What’s On the Horizon?
Speaker: Tatjana Kolevska, MD
Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente National Excellence in Cancer Care Program
Closing
Speaker: Tatjana Kolevska, MD
Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente National Excellence in Cancer Care Program
Transforming health through research
Kaiser Permanente Research Bank
The Kaiser Permanente Research Bank helps researchers understand many health conditions, including cancer. Volunteers can share their health information and blood samples. These samples help us learn about genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors that contribute to disease. For more information, visit researchbank.kaiserpermanente.org
Kaiser Permanente cancer research and clinical trials
Our researchers are helping advance cancer care for people throughout the U.S. Our doctors and oncologists develop clinical trials to test new cancer therapies, sharing successful results with Kaiser Permanente care teams across the nation. Thanks to this collaboration, members with cancer get treatment that’s backed by the latest science. Learn more about our work and how you might be able to get involved, visit kp.org/cancer