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Dr. Henson practices neuro-oncology in the MCG Brain Tumor Program and manages patients with neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, von Hippel-Lindau and related genetic disorders in the MCG Neurofibromatosis Clinic. He has a broad clinical interest in hereditary cancer risk analysis and risk reduction and started the Hereditary Cancer Clinic at the Georgia Cancer Center. Dr. Henson trained in neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and in neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He was director of the MGH Brain Tumor Center in Boston for many years, and also served as Chief of Oncology Services for Piedmont Healthcare, based in Atlanta. Dr. Henson studied genomic cancer risk assessment with Dr. Jeffrey Weitzel at City of Hope. Most recently he was medical director of the Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment and Swedish Neurofibromatosis Center at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. He is coauthor of the textbook Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Cancer and has published over 150 papers, reviews, and books chapters.

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Professor of Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics

Dr. John Henson, a neuro-oncologist at the Georgia Cancer Center at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, sat down for a discussion with the team at the Georgia CEO Network. In the discussion, Dr. Henson laid out his plans to build a better brain tumor program for our patients.

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Georgia CEO Network - Augusta: http://augustaceo.com/
Georgia Cancer Center Brain Tumor Program: https://www.augustahealth.org/cancer-care/brain-and-neuro-oncology-cancer
Dr. John Henson Provider Profile: https://www.augustahealth.org/provider/john-henson

Georgia CEO Network - Dr.  John Henson on how he is building the Cancer Center's brain tumor program

While no cancer diagnosis is easy, some can affect our bodies in more ways than others. For people living with brain cancer, they are living with a tumor that can affect who they are as a person. But, new treatment options being offered in Cancer Centers across the country can offer brain cancer patients the opportunity to live a longer life even with one of the most serious tumor types.

Join Chris Curry for this episode of "A Cancer Conversation" with the Georgia Cancer Center as Chris discusses brain cancer with Dr. John Henson, a neuro-medical oncologist at the Cancer Center. Dr. Henson also shares information about a few, new programs he is building at the Georgia Cancer Center focused on the field of hereditary cancer care.

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Georgia Cancer Center - https://www.augusta.edu/cancer/
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Hereditary cancer syndromes are genetic disorders that are passed down from parents to children. These genetic disorders can put you at a higher risk of developing certain cancers. Approximately 10-15% of cancers are due to an inherited gene mutation, and there are over 80 such genes, so, finding out if you carry one is key to detecting early-stage cancer while it's still curable.

Dr. John Henson, a neuro-medical oncologist at the Georgia Cancer Center, shares information about the new Hereditary Cancer Clinic he started in early 2021 to help patients manage hereditary cancer conditions.

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Georgia CEO Network - Augusta: http://augustaceo.com/
Georgia Cancer Center Hereditary Cancer Clinic: https://www.augustahealth.org/cancer-care/hereditary-cancer
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Georgia CEO Network - Dr. John Henson discusses Cancer Center's Hereditary Cancer Clinic program

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