(MUSIC) GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
WE'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME HERE.
WELCOME TO THE BALANCING ACT.
I'M JULIE MORAN.
YES, IT'S ONLY 1 IN THE MORNING.
I'M OLGA VILLAVERDE.
PLANNING FOR YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE, WELL, THAT SHOULD NOT BE
PUT OFF NTIL THE FUTURE.
IT SHOULD HAPPEN SOONER RATHER THAN
LATER, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
ALRIGHT LUCKILY WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT WOMEN IN THE STUDIO TODAY
TO HELP YOU GET STARTED RIGHT NOW.
AND IF YOU ARE HUNGRY BECAUSE IT IS EARLY.
YEAH.
RIGHT ABOUT NOW WE HAVE SOME QUICK AND EASY SOLUTIONS FOR
MEAL TIME FROM BRUNCH AND BEYOND.
ALRIGHT THE BALANCING ACT STARTS RIGHT NOW.
(MUSIC) FEW THINGS IN LIFE IMPACT US
MORE THAN OUR PERSONAL FINANCES.
FAILING TO PLAN IS PLANNING TO FAIL.
AND AS OUR NEXT TWO GUESTS ARE ABOUT TO SHARE IT'S NEVER
TOO LATE OR TOO EARLIER TO PLAN YOUR FINANCIAL SECURITY.
JOINING US TODAY AS WE EXPLORE WAYS TO
EMPOWER WOMEN FOR GREATER HANDS ON INVOLVEMENT AND HOUSEHOLD
FINANCIAL PLANNING ARE CATHERINE BONNEAU PRESIDENT AND CEO OF
CETERA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS A MEMBER
FIRM OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE.
AND CARINA DIAMOND, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SS&G WEALTH
MANAGEMENT.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU BOTH.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING OLGA.
CATHERINE LET ME START WITH YOU BECAUSE THIS TO ME IS A HUGE
HUGE TOPIC.
I'M ALL ABOUT WOMEN BEING INDEPENDENT AND NOT
DEPENDENT ON ANYONE.
AND I TELL MY KIDS THAT ALL THE TIME AND MY
GIRLS ARE ALWAYS LISTENING TO ME.
TELL ME WHAT IT IS THAT'S DRIVING WOMEN TO TAKE CHARGE OF
THEIR OWN FINANCIAL PLANNING?
WELL, IN FACT OLGA, OVER 40 PERCENT OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS WOMEN
ARE THE PRIMARY BREAD WINNER.
REALLY?
AND IN 25 PERCENT OF THE SITUATIONS FOR MARRIED COUPLES
THE WOMAN ACTUALLY EARNS MORE THAN THE MAN.
SO, AT THE END OF DAY IN 80 PERCENT OF ALL FAMILY SITUATIONS
IT IS THE WOMAN THAT IS ULTIMATELY GOING TO WIND UP
MAKING THE FAMILY DECISIONS ABOUT THE DISPOSITION OF THEIR
WEALTH AS THEY ARE OUTLIVING THEIR HUSBANDS.
THE GOOD NEWS IN ALL THIS IS WOMEN ARE VERY OPEN TO RECEIVING
FINANCIAL ADVICE.
AND CARINA AS I LISTEN TO THIS I, THE ONE THING I CAN THINK OF
IS, "WOW, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY FROM JUST MY GRANDPARENTS TIME
WHICH WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, 50 YEARS AGO.
RIGHT AND WOMEN ACTUALLY HAVE VERY GOOD INSTINCTS ABOUT
MANAGING MONEY.
THEY JUST USUALLY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH
CONFIDENCE.
NOW, LET ME ASK YOU THIS, CATHERINE.
ARE MOST WOMEN DOING WHAT'S NEEDED TO BEGIN PROPER
FINANCIAL PLANNING?
UNFORTUNATELY NO.
WHY NOT?
WELL, IT'S NOT JUST WOMEN THOUGH. 25 PERCENT OF ALL
AMERICANS HAVE DONE NOTHING TO PREPARE FOR THEIR RETIREMENT.
AND WOMEN ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CREATING A DURABLE INCOME NOT
OUTLIVING THEIR WEALTH, AND SO THEY ARE JUST PRIME FOR
RECEIVING THIS KIND OF FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ADVICE.
SO, CARINA FOR THOSE FIRST CRITICAL STEPS WHAT SHOULD THEY
DO?
SO WOMEN HAVE FOUND THAT WORKING WITH AN ADVISOR GREATLY
INCREASES THEIR CHANCES FOR SUCCESS.
AND THERE'S REALLY SOME VERY SIMPLE STEPS THAT THEY CAN
START TO TAKE.
FOR EXAMPLE, START SAVING.
GET INTO THAT 401K OR ROTH IRA.
LOOK AT YOUR DEBT.
WHAT DO YOU OWN VERSUS WHAT DO YOU OWE?
AND HAVE A PLAN TO PAY THAT OFF.
MOST IMPORTANTLY WOMEN REALLY NEED TO GET BETTER AT SAYING NO.
(LAUGHS) WE LIKE TO HELP EVERYONE BUT
OURSELVES.
YES!
AND WHAT I TRY TO TELL WOMEN IS THAT IT'S NOT SELFISH TO PAY
YOURSELF FIRST AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN FINANCIAL NEEDS BEFORE
HELPING SOMEBODY ELSE.
WHAT GREAT ADVICE.
NOW, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL
ADVISOR.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO SHORT TERM, YEAR TO
YEAR, LONG TERM?
MY GUESS IS GOING TO BE LONG TERM.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S VERY MUCH LIKE AN ATHLETE WORKING WITH HER
COACH.
OK.
SO THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES HAVE COACHES ON AN ONGOING
BASIS.
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL INVESTORS HAVE AN INDEPENDENT
FINANCIAL ADVISOR WHO IS HELPING THEM EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AS
WELL.
AND BY THE WAY, IT'S ALSO VERY AFFORDABLE.
AND NOW THAT I'M HEARING THE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISOR,
I'VE GOT TO BRING IN, YOU KNOW, SHE BROUGHT IN THE COACH.
ONE TRUSTS THEIR COACH.
I WOULD TRUST MY COACH.
A LOT OF SKEPTICISM WHEN IT COMES TO THE WALL STREET BANKERS
TODAY.
THIS I'M ASSUMING WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT
TRUST FACTOR THAT ONE ON ONE COMMITMENT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE.
ABSOLUTELY IS IT.
AND IN FACT, IT'S MAIN STREET NOT WALL
STREET.
INDEPENDENT ADVISORS WILL OFTEN INCLUDE THEIR OWN NAME ON THE
DOOR OF THEIR FIRM.
OR YOU CAN FIND INDEPENDENT ADVICE IN A
LOCAL BANK OF CREDIT UNION.
SO THERE'S MANY VENUES BUT THE
IMPORTANT THING IS TO REACH OUT ENGAGE WITH AN ADVISOR AS
CARINA SHARED.
NOW CATHERINE I WAS READING HERE THAT YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE
FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE OF FSI IS KNOWN IS CRITICAL FOR
SAFE GUARDING ACCESS FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME AMERICANS TO THE
MARKETS AND HEALTHY MARKETS ARE DEPENDENT ON ALL INVESTORS BEING
INVOLVED.
THE FSI ENSURES THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE ACCESS TO
GOOD INDEPENDENT ADVICE.
AND PERHAPS LADIES YOU CAN ADDRESS THIS BECAUSE I HEAR A
LOT OF TIMES WE'RE PEOPLE ARE SAYING YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANT
TO DO THIS BUT YOU KNOW, I'M NOT WEALTHY.
I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.
I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE RIGHT, CARINA ?
NO.
INDEPENDENT ADVICE IS REALLY FOR EVERYBODY OF ALL INCOME
LEVELS.
SO WHETHER YOU ARE JUST STARTING OUT OR WHETHER YOU ARE
ALREADY WEALTHY BECAUSE REALLY THE BENEFITS OF THAT ADVICE AND
THE BASICS ARE REALLY VERY SIMILAR.
CATHERINE YOUR THOUGHTS?
ABSOLUTELY.
INDEPENDENT ADVICE GIVES YOU A WONDERFUL FRAME WORK
TO SAFEGUARD YOUR FUTURE AND YOUR FAMILY'S FUTURE.
WE'VE REALLY COME A LONG WAY.
I MUST SAY AND THERE'S MUCH TO DO
AND STILL MUCH TO LEARN AND THIS IS A HUGE JOURNEY FOR WOMEN TO
TAKE ON.
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE EITHER WIDOWED, DIVORCED,
EVEN MARRIED.
I TELL MY CHILDREN ALL THE TIME, YOU NEED TO BE
INDEPENDENT.
CLOSING THOUGHTS BEFORE WE LEAVE?
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVICE GIVES YOU A WONDERFUL FRAMEWORK
AND WITH THIS FRAMEWORK YOU CAN DO GREAT THINGS.
CARINA ? I WOULD SAY REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE
ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD TO START BENEFITING FROM
FINANCIAL ADVICE AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A GREAT RESOURCE
FINANCIALSERVICES.ORG THAT CAN HELP YOU TAKE CONTROL
TODAY.
FINANCIALSERVICES.ORG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I CAN ALWAYS USE A LITTLE HELP AS WELL.
THANK YOU LADIES, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
COME BACK AGAIN.
THANK YOU.
AND FOR ADDITIONAL INSIGHT ON MONEY MATTERS RELATED TO TODAY'S
TOPIC VISIT US AT THEBALANCINGACT.COM
OR LOG ON TO FACEBOOK/THEBALANCINGACTFANS
(MUSIC) IT'S EVERY DAY GOURMET TIME AND
WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE EVERY DAY THAN WITH WARM
WHOLESOME FOOD.
OUR SERIES CONTINUES WITH THE EVER POPULAR
RAMEN NOODLE AND TODAY'S MENU LOOKS EXCELLENT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
SHALL WE START WITH BRUNCH?
HEY IT'S BRUNCH TIME!
HOW ABOUT SOME MARUCHAN NOODLES WITH OUR
EGGS?
WHY NOT?
OK.
NOODLE BOWLS ARE NOT JUST FOR LUNCH OR DINNER THEY ACTUALLY GO
GREAT WITH EGGS.
(FARM MUSIC) USING YOUR FLAVOR PACKETS
ACCORDING TO YOUR INSTRUCTIONS MICROWAVE YOUR BOWLS FOR THREE
MINUTES.
SO, MY DEAR, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THIS EVENING?
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK I WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIES TONIGHT.
THE MOVIES.
WHILE THE BOWLS ARE IN THE MICROWAVE SCRAMBLE TWO EGGS FOR
EACH OF YOU AND COOK A FEW STRIPS OF BACON.
(MUSIC) WHEN THE BOWLS ARE DONE, TOP
EACH WITH TWO SCRAMBLED EGGS.
A LITTLE CRUMBLE OF BACON AND YOUR
FAVORITE HERBS.
SET A ROMANTIC MOOD WITH MIMOSAS.
NOW THAT'S A NEW TWIST ON EGG DROP SOUP.
CHEERS.
(MUSIC) HERE'S ANOTHER ANYTIME IDEA WHEN
YOU ARE HUNGRY.
MARUCHAN NOODLES MAKE DELICIOUS MACARONI SALADS
GREAT FOR A CAMPING TRIP OR EVEN A PICNIC.
NOW DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF YOUR ADVENTURE, MAKE TWO OR MORE
BOWLS OF RAMEN NOODLES.
MICROWAVE ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS.
POUR THE NOODLES INTO A PORTABLE CONTAINER.
MIX IN SOME DICED RED PEPPERS, SNAP PEAS, CARROTS AND
CELERY.
ADD A FEW GRAPE OR CHERRY TOMATOES, STIR IN
MAYONNAISE OR YOUR FAVORITE SALAD DRESSING TO TASTE.
YOU CAN REFRIGERATE YOUR MACARONI SALAD
OVERNIGHT OR ADD IT DIRECTLY TO YOUR COOLER.
PREFER TO KEEP YOUR MEAL WARM?
JUST PUT YOUR FAVORITE NOODLE RECIPES IN THERMAL CONTAINERS.
ENJOY!
NEED A MIDNIGHT SNACK?
MIX YOUR RAMEN NOODLES WITH BITS OF LEFT
OVER TURKEY FOR A MELATONIN TWIST.
GOOD NIGHT SLEEP.
HERE YOU COME!
(MUSIC) I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF SOME
OF THOSE.
WHAT GREAT IDEAS FOR ENJOYING NOODLES ANYTME YOU'RE
HUNGRY.
NOW HEAD TO MARUCHAN.COM
FOR MORE DELICIOUS IDEAS AND HOW TO USE RAMEN NOODLES AND YOU CAN
FIND MARUCHAN RAMEN NOODLES IN THE SOUP AISLE OF YOUR LOCAL
SUPERMARKET.
AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE,
THEBALANCINGACT.COM (MUSIC)
GETTING DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IS A SCARY EXPERIENCE TO SAY THE
LEAST.
BUT TODAY WE HAVE TOOLS FOR EARLY
TESTING THAT ARE SAVING MORE LIVES.
DOCTORS CAN EVEN PREDICT TREATMENT
OUTCOMES LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
AND HERE TO EXPLAIN IS DR.
FRANCISCO VELAZQUEZ FROM PAML.
WELCOME BACK DOCTOR!
SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK.
PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SO MANY THINGS.
BUT FIRST, I WANT YOU TO REMIND OUR AUDIENCE ABOUT PAML AND
WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO IMPROVE LABORATORY TESTING.
SURE.
SO, PAML, WE ARE A HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS
COMPANY WITH A FOCUS ON DIAGNOSTICS.
SO, WE HAVE ALL THE CLINICAL TESTING
THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR DOCTORS AND
PATIENTS BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSUMER
GUIDED, CONSUMER ORIENTED OPTIONS.
FOR SCREENING WELLNESS AND ALSO FOR DISEASE.
SO IMPORTANT.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
AVAILABLE TODAY IN DIAGNOSING CANCER?
SO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LAST 10 YEARS
OR SO, WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES
IN MOLECULAR GENETIC AND GENOMIC TESTING.
WHICH THEN ALLOWS US, NOT ONLY, TO
SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL AND
KNOW WHICH THERAPIES ARE GOING TO WORK,
BUT ALSO ALLOWS US TO LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL'S
DISEASE, NOT CANCER IN GENERAL, AND KNOW
WHICH DRUGS WILL ACTUALLY WORK BETTER
WITH THAT TUMOR.
THAT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE REALLY
NO CANCER, ALL CANCERS, AREN'T THE SAME.
YOU HAVE TO TREAT PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY, RIGHT?
WELL, GENOMICALLY, WE ARE ALL SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
AND THAT ACTUALLY MEANS THAT DRUGS THAT
MAY WORK FOR YOU, MAY NOT WORK FOR ME.
AND SINCE CANCER IS EVOLVED FROM YOUR OWN CELLS.
THOSE CELLS THEMSELVES HAVE
GENERATED MATERIAL.
SO, THEY ACTUALLY BEHAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY.
SO, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE COMPOSITION
OF THE INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS THEIR DISEASE
AND THAT WILL TELL YOU WITH A HIGHER DEGREE OF PROBABILITY
WHICH DRUGS ARE GOING TO WORK BETTER.
WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE IN CANCER THERAPY.
OH, THAT IS SO GOOD TO HEAR AND SO FASCINATING.
WE WANT YOU TO STAY RIGHT HERE BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THAT AND THE BALANCING ACT WILL
BE RIGHT BACK.(MUSIC)
WE'RE BACK AND I'M SPEAKING WITH DR.
FRANCISCO VELAZQUEZ FROM PAML.
AND DOCTOR, BEFORE THE BREAK WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW CANCER
TREATMENTS HAVE BECOME MORE PERSONALIZED
AND HOW IS THIS IMPROVING THE OUTCOME FOR
PATIENTS?
SO, LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A STORY TO ANSWER THAT.
GREAT.
SO, WHEN I STARTED PRACTICING MEDICINE,
ABOUT 30 PLUS YEARS AGO IN THE BOSTON AREA,
I WAS IN MY MID TWENTIES BY THE WAY.
JUST A DISCLAIMER.
ALRIGHT.
I USED TO TAKE CARE OF ADULT LEUKEMIA
PATIENTS.
AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WHICH IS NOT THAT FAR BACK,
MOST OF THOSE PATIENT'S DIED BECAUSE OF DISEASE PROGRESSION
OR COMPLICATIONS.
FAST FORWARD TO 2014 AND MOST OF THOSE
CAN BE TREATED INTO REMISSION.
PERHAPS EVEN CURED.
AND IF NOT, TREATED ALMOST AS A CHRONIC CONDITION AS OPPOSED TO
A DEATH SENTENCE WHICH IT WAS IN THE LATE 80'S.
THAT'S AMAZING THAT YOU'VE COME THAT
FAR FROM THE 80'S UNTIL NOW AND THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE
THAT AND EXPERIENCE THAT.
AND I THINK THAT PROBABLY LENDS ITSELF
TO YOUR DOCTOR KNOWING YOU AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE
A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN THAT KNOWS YOU.
WELL, WE GO THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS IN OUR LIFE.
HEALTH AND OTHERWISE.
AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A PRIMARY
CARE PROVIDER WHO ACTUALLY KNOWS YOUR TOTAL HISTORY.
COORDINATES ALL OF YOUR ACTIVITIES
AND INSURES THAT YOU'RE PARTICIPATING
IN THE APPROPRIATE SCREENING PROGRAMS
FOR YOUR AGE AND GENDER.
BECAUSE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE
HAVE MANAGED TO DECREASE THE MORTALITY
OF CANCER IS BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE
VERY GOOD SCREENING PROGRAMS FOR SOME OF THE KEY CANCER TYPES
LIKE BREAST AND PROSTATE AND COLON.
WELL, WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO TRY TO AVOID CANCER
ALL TOGETHER?
WELL, I THINK THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT ANYBODY
CAN DO THAT SMOKES, IS QUIT SMOKING.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, LUNG CANCER IS STILL THE NUMBER
ONE TYPE OF CANCER NOT ONLY IN THE
U.S. BUT IN THE WORLD.
AND ACCORDING TO SOME OF THE STUDIES,
WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE INCIDENTS OF
CANCER GROW 15 TO 70 PERCENT BY 2030
MAINLY BECAUSE OF SMOKING IF YOU CONTINUE DOING THAT.
SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT YOU CAN DO.
NUMBER TWO: MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE PARTICIPATING
IN THE SCREENING PROGRAMS
THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU.
CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING FOR WOMEN.
ALSO, BREAST EXAMS AND MAMMOGRAPHIES
AS INDICATED.
PSA FOR MEN.
ETCETERA, ETCETERA.
SO, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SCREENING
PROGRAMS THAT WE ALL NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN.
I THINK DIET IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SEE
THERE IS A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN
DIET AND TYPES OF CANCER AROUND THE WORLD.
SO, DIETS THAT ARE WELL BALANCED.
THAT HAVE A LOT OF ANTIOXIDANTS, YOU KNOW, FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND
WHOLE GRAINS ARE ACTUALLY VERY GOOD FOR YOU.
AND AS WE ALL TRAVEL IN THIS GLOBAL ECONOMY,
YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT
THERE ARE STILL SOME ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCERNS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD THAT
WE SHOULD TRY TO AVOID SUCH AS ASBESTOS, ETCETERA.
GOT IT.
DOCTOR, TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GENOMIC TESTING
AND WHAT IT IS IN GENERAL.
SO AS A RESULT OF THE HUMAN GENONE PROJECT,
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEQUENCE THE WHOLE HUMAN GENOME.
NOW, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY 2 OR 3 THOUSAND
MUTATIONS, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF THOSE
MEAN, BUT WE DO KNOW A SIGNIFICANT
NUMBER OF, IN PARTICULAR, THOSE ASSOCIATED
WITH PROBABILITY OF CANCER.
SO, WHAT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO IS TWO THINGS:
FIRST, WE CAN DETERMINE IF AN INDIVIDUAL MAY
BE AT A GREATER RISK.
SO WE CAN INTERVENE EARLIER.
AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT WITH PROPHYLACTIC MASTECTOMIES
FOR EXAMPLE.
FOR WOMEN.
SECOND, AS PART OF THE PHARMACAL GENOMICS APPLICATION,
WHICH IS BASED ON YOUR GENOMIC COMPOSITION.
HOW DO YOU TREAT THIS PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL.
WE CAN TAILOR MAKE THERAPIES FOR YOU
THAT IS THE SO CALLED PRECISION MEDICINE
OR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE.
RIGHT.
ONCOLOGISTS LIKE TO CALL IT PRECISION MEDICINE
BECAUSE THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY NICE TO THEIR PATIENTS.
AND I GREW UP AROUND THEM SO I CAN VOUCH FOR THAT.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, APPLYING TOOLS LIKE NEXT
GENERATION SEQUENCING.
WHICH ALLOWS US TO SEQUEN THOUSANDS OF
PARTS OF THE GENOMIC PROFILE OF A PARTICULAR TUMOR.
WE CAN FIND MUTATIONS THAT WILL TELL US,
YOU KNOW, FOR THIS PARTICULAR KIND OF LUNG CANCER,
THESE ARE THE THREE DRUGS THAT WORKED BEST
IN THIS COMBINATION FOR THIS PATIENT
WHICH IS SOMETHING WE CAN PROVIDE FOR
PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS.
THAT IS SO AMAZING TO ME.
THE ADVANCEMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE
RIGHT HERE AND NOW BEFORE OUR EYES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THIS VALUABLE
INFORMATION DOCTOR, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU'RE WELCOME, MY PLEASURE.
ALRIGHT, IF YOU'D LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT GENOMIC TESTING, THERE IS A LINK AT
THEBALANCINGACT.COM AND IF YOU'D LIKE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON ONCOLOGY TESTING THERE'S A
LINK AT THEBALANCINGACT.COM
OR YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DIRECTLY.
(MUSIC) ALRIGHT, I THINK AFTER THAT SHOW
WE ARE READY TO START OUR DAY.
WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
ABSOLUTELY BUT FIRST WHY DON'T YOU ALL OR YA'LL CHECK OUT OUR
WEBSITE AT THEBALANCINGACT.COM
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL OF TODAY'S TOPICS.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
YOU OR YA'LL - IT DOESN'T MATTER.
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK AND FOLLOW US ON TWITTER.
AND THANKS FOR JOINING US.
DON'T FORGET, ALWAYS TO
FIND YOUR BALANCE.
SHE'S TRYING.
SO LONG EVERYBODY.
GIVE ME ONE MORE.
YOU, YA'LL.
YA'LL.
(LAUGHS) (MUSIC)