Season 4 Episode 12: The Future of Ovarian Cancer Care with Dr. Mona Guo
About this episode
Dr. Mona Guo discusses ovarian cancer care, prevention strategies, and the personal decisions women face regarding treatment.
What does prevention really look like when cancer risk is part of your life? In this episode of The SEAM Podcast, Amy Cohen Epstein sits down with Dr. Mona Guo, gynecologic oncologist at USC Keck and part of the Lynne Cohen Foundation Preventive Care Clinic, for a conversation on risk-reducing surgery, ovarian cancer treatment, and the deeply personal decisions women face in navigating care. Drawing on her work with women at increased risk for breast and ovarian cancers, Dr. Guo offers a clear-eyed perspective on fallopian tube removal, hormonal prevention strategies, menopause, self-advocacy, and quality of life during and after treatment. For more, follow The Seam on Instagram , watch full episodes on Youtube , or visit the Lynne Cohen Foundation website . Produced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Amy Cohen Epstein
Guest: Dr. Mona Guo
Topics covered
- ovarian cancer
- risk-reducing surgery
- preventive care
- women's health
- self-advocacy
Keywords
- ovarian cancer
- risk reduction
- gynecologic oncology
- hormonal prevention
- self-advocacy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: USC Keck, Lynne Cohen Foundation, Peoples Media, Acast
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- Season 4 Episode 16: Lynne Cohen Foundation Event Recording: Menopause, HRT & Cancer Prevention with Dr. Lynda Roman
- Season 4 Episode 15: Preventive Medicine and Perimenopause: Whole Patient Medicine with Carley Cassity, NP
- Season 4 Episode 14: Dense Breasts, Mammograms & What Your Screening Can Miss | Dr. Hannah Milch
- A Mother’s Day Message from Amy Cohen Epstein | Lynne Cohen Foundation
- Season 4 Episode 11: Annie Taube of LoveShackFancy on Inheriting Breast Cancer Fear and Learning to Keep Moving
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