biomarker testing

June 19, 2025

Your Choice: Community Dialogues about Clinical Trials (LA)

Welcome to Your Choice: Community Dialogues about Clinical Trials in partnership with Tigerlily Foundation, Cancer Support Community (CSC) Los Angeles, and Tower Cancer Research Foundation!

Join us at CSC Los Angeles for this Lunch & Learn event, where we will dive into the world of clinical trials and biomarker testing. This is your opportunity to learn, ask questions, and share your thoughts on this important topic. Whether you’re a breast cancer patient, caregiver, healthcare professional, or simply curious about the process, this event is for you. Let’s come together to have meaningful conversations and gain a deeper understanding of clinical trials and biomarker testing. We can’t wait to see you there!

You’re Invited: A Day of Wellness, Knowledge & Empowerment

Join us for complimentary self-care stations including yoga, eyebrow shaping, and soaking bath salt making designed to refresh your mind, body, and spirit. Enjoy light refreshments while connecting with others in a calming, supportive space. Bring a friend and spend the day embracing wellness and meaningful conversation.

In addition to the wellness activities, take part in a powerful panel discussion led by patient advocates and expert clinicians. We’ll dive into essential topics like clinical trials, genetic testing, and biomarker testing—breaking them down in a real, relatable way.

This isn’t just a health talk—it’s a chance to claim your power. Because when you understand your options, you can make informed decisions about your care, your body, and your future.

Knowledge is Power. The Choice is Yours.Let’s talk about breast cancer—truthfully, compassionately, and on your terms.

Eazy Breezy Brows with the Lipstick Angels!

Rediscover the power of your brows with our Easy Breezy Brow service. A beautiful brow can transform your whole face, and how you feel. In just a few gentle strokes, our expert makeup artists create soft, beautiful arches that feel natural, effortless and totally you! Complimentary brow pencil and stencil included.

Lipstick Angels is a nonprofit organization that provides personalized, gender-neutral beauty and wellness services to support and educate people affected by cancer. Our Angels serve patients in hospitals, cancer centers, and virtually nationwide.

Scrubbing / Soaking Salts!

At this station, guests can interact in a fun hands-on way while mixing up a beautiful aromatherapy and botanical-infused bath soak mixture with various therapeutic salts, minerals, and dried flower aromatics.

Kristin Culverwell founded Wish Wellness after nearly 20 years in holistic health, combining her passion for essential oils and event planning to create wellness experiences like the Aromatherapy Blend Bar. Wish Wellness offers 100% natural products, free from harsh chemicals, to promote healing through the power of nature.

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June 18, 2025

Your Choice: Community Dialogues about Clinical Trials (DC)

Welcome to Your Choice: Community Dialogues about Clinical Trials in partnership with Tigerlily Foundation and the Smith Center for the Healing and the Arts! Join us at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts for an engaging in-person event where we will dive into the world of clinical trials and biomarker testing. This is your opportunity to learn, ask questions, and share your thoughts on this important topic. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a patient, or simply curious about the process, this event is for you. Let’s come together to have meaningful conversations and gain a deeper understanding of clinical trials and biomarker testing. We can’t wait to see you there!

You’re Invited: A Day of Wellness, Knowledge & Empowerment

Join us for a complimentary Qigong and sound bath experience designed to refresh your mind, body, and spirit. Enjoy light refreshments while connecting with others in a calming, supportive space. Bring a friend and spend the day embracing wellness and meaningful conversation.

This isn’t just a health talk—it’s a chance to claim your power. Because when you understand your options, you can make informed decisions about your care, your body, and your future.

Knowledge is Power. The Choice is Yours.
Let’s talk about breast cancer—truthfully, compassionately, and on your terms.

Qigong Guest Educator:

Kevin Mutschler, La.C.

Kevin is a board-certified acupuncturist (NCCAOM) and Qigong educator with over twenty-five year’s experience in healing arts practice, research and education, including work in medical anthropology, somatic therapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Kevin has special interests in working with patients living with chronic illness, migraine, MS and cancer. He is a Smith Center fellow in Integrative Cancer Care Navigation and is a member of the Society for Integrative Oncology.

Sound Bath Guest Educator:

Mel

Mel is a certified yoga teacher and sound healing practitioner that specializes in crystal alchemy singing bowls. She is also a 7-year breast cancer survivor and strongly believes that movement and sound are medicine as both helped her physically and mentally during her recovery from cancer surgeries and in managing the side effects from treatment. She is excited and honored to play sound healing sessions for the Smith Center community.

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June 1, 2023

Pull Up A Seat: Understanding Biomarker Testing

Pull Up A Seat on June 16th will be focused on Understanding Biomarker Testing, we will be joined by our panel of patient experts; Lashelle Scott, Shardell Artis and and Brooklyn Cobb. We will also hear a presentation on Biomarker Testing by Dr. Henry Henderson, Co-Founder and Director of Cancer Awareness for Black in Cancer.

This conversation is open to all, we hope to see you there!