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VIDEO: Dr. Henschke - Are Genetic Tests Available To Learn If Someone Is More Likely To Develop Lung Cancer?

May 21, 2009 - 2:54pm 167 reads 0 comments

Dr. Henschke explains if there is a genetic test available to determine if a woman is more susceptible to developing lung cancer.

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Dr. Henschke:
There’s a lot of work and research being done in that area, but there’s no specific test that is as yet available.

About Dr. Henschke, M.D., Ph.D.:
Dr. Claudia Ingrid Henschke, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., is an Attending Radiologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Professor of Radiology in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical School. She is a clinical expert in percutaneous fine needle lung biopsies and thoracic radiology and board certified in Diagnostic Radiology. Dr. Henschke received her master’s degree from Southern Methodist University, her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, and medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine.

Visit Dr. Henschke at Weill Cornell Medical College

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