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Soothing the soul
Our music therapy program nurtures patients with bedside serenades, rap workshops and more.
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Genetic counselor
College springboard diver, killer whale trainer
Nicola Cadenas is a genetic counselor working with families who have hereditary cancers or who may be at risk for them. She has a special interest in hereditary endocrine cancer syndromes.
In addition to counseling patients at UCSF, Cadenas teaches cancer genetics to genetic counseling students at California State University, Stanislaus.
Cadenas earned her master's degree in genetic counseling from the University of California, Berkeley.
Genetic Counselor, American Board of Genetic Counseling
Soothing the soul