Two leading specialists in the field of breast cancer and mental health will address the physical and emotional effects of breast cancer chemotherapy, including what is often referred to as “chemo brain.” In a talk to be presented on Wednesday, May 21, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at Adelphi University, doctors Nina D’Abreo and Michael Genovese will explore some issues associated with chemotherapy: neurological symptoms, cognitive changes, and emotional and sexual health.
This free talk is open to anyone that has been treated for breast cancer and is a collaboration between Winthrop-University Breast Health Center and the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program.
D’Abreo is an attending hematologist/oncologist at Winthrop-University Hospital where
she is an active member of Winthrop’s Breast Program, the first Nassau County program accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. She serves on
the breast cancer advisory committee, which is dedicated to improving all aspects of breast health, and is responsible for developing the breast clinical trials program. She
currently serves as the principal investigator of several cooperative group-sponsored breast cancer clinical trails at Winthrop designed for breast cancer prevention, early
stage and metastatic breast cancer and is also initiating local outcomes-based research. D’Abreo is assistant professor of medicine, SU NY at Stony Brook. She has a particular interest in HER2-positive breast cancer and breast cancer survivorship.
Genovese is an attending physician at Winthrop-University Hospital. He is
board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and board
certified by the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. Genovese is
president, medical director and co-founder of Long Island Mind and Body. His
private practice in Garden City focuses on mood and anxiety disorders, depression,
insomnia, addiction and medico-legal issues. The practice is among the first
in New York to offer Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the treatment of depression.
In addition to clinical practice, Genovese is a public lecturer on the topics of
psychopharmacology and neuromodulation. He teaches resident physicians and
medical students at Winthrop-University Hospital and serves as a consultant to
several school districts and private industries.
The talk is sponsored by a grant from the Junior Coalition of the Manhasset
Women’s Coalition Against Breast Cancer.
Location: Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Ave., Garden City. Free and registration is
required. To register, call 516-877-4325.
