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- Overview of the Different Names for Biomarker Testing & Why They Can Be Helpful for Treatment - Tumor Marker Testing, Genomic Profiling, Genomic Sequencing, Molecular Profiling, Next Generation Sequencing - The Relationship Between Biomarker Testing & Precision Medicine - Types of Biomarker Tests for Cancer Treatment - Do I Need Biomarker Testing for My Cancer? - How is Biomarker Testing Done? Using Samples of Your Cancer & Your Healthy Cells - Samples are Sent to the Lab Where Pathologists Test for Certain Biomarkers - Some Results Might Lead to Genetic Testing – Inherited or Germline Mutations - Some Biomarker Testing is Done as Part of Clinical Trials for New Cancer Treatments - Other Uses of Biomarkers – Determining a Person’s Cancer Risk or Finding Cancer - Biomarkers Used to Show if a Treatment is Effective or May Show if Cancer is Returning – Examples Will Be Provided - Biomarkers Play Such an Important Role in Choosing the Best Treatment for You & in Determining Your Progress - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Why Chemotherapy Causes Treatment Side Effects & Discomfort - Working with Your Healthcare Team to Better Understand & Cope with Potential Treatment Side Effects with a Plan to Manage or Prevent Them - Common Treatment Gastrointestinal (GI) Side Effects - You May Not Experience All of These - Loss of Appetite, Nausea, Vomiting, Mouth Sores, Stomatitis, Diarrhea, Constipation, Weight Gain or Weight Loss - How Health Care Teams Approach Management & Prevention of These Common GI Side Effects - Prevention Strategies - The Role of the Oncology Nurse in Preventing Side Effects - Current Research Directions to Improve Control of GI Treatment Side Effects - Developing a Detailed Plan with Your Oncology Team to Manage & Prevent GI Chemotherapy Treatment Side Effects - The Importance of Being Prepared Before Treatment Starts - New Agents - The Importance of Clinical Trials - Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes - Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
- Overview and Definition of Biomarkers - What Are Some Examples of Biomarker Testing - How Biomarker Testing Provides Useful Information for Cancer Treatment - Why the Molecular Portrait of Cancer Is So Important - The Role of the Pathologist - Benefits of Biomarker Testing & Precision Medicine - Predicting Response to Treatment - Clinical Trials: How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments with Your Health Care Team, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes - Quality-of-Life Concerns - Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
- Unique Needs of Young Adult Cancer Survivors - Identity, Relationships & Intimacy - Dating - Couples/Partners Dealing with Survivorship - Communicating about Sex - Sexuality & Intimacy - Sex Drive: Ability & Desire - Tips to Deal with Vaginal Dryness, Premature Menopause, Erectile Dysfunction, Premature Ejaculation & Sperm Banking - Low Desire: How to Get My Groove Back - Body Image: Feeling Improved Sexual Self-Esteem - Fertility Choices & Coping with Infertility - Medical Options for Assisted Pregnancy - Health Maintenance Needs for Young Adult Cancer Survivors - Long-Term Follow-Up for Young Adult Cancer Survivors - Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Breast Cancer in Younger Women, Including Diagnosing, Staging - ER, PR & HER2 Status - Unique Issues for Younger Women Living with Breast Cancer - Precision Medicine & Sequencing of Treatment - Biomarker Testing & Genetic Testing, Including BRCA Testing - What Informs Treatment Decisions & Options: Understanding Your Pathology Report - Updates on Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Treatment Options - Biomarkers Are Tools that Help Determine What Types of Treatments Are Indicated - Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation & Targeted Treatments - Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team - Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort, Neuropathy & Pain - Follow-Up Care - Quality-of-Life Concerns, Including Sexual Health, Pregnancy & Fertility Issues - Tips to Deal with Vaginal Dryness & Premature Menopause - Practical & Emotional Coping Tips - Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Cancer & the LGBTQI+ Community, Including HIV & HPV - The LGBTQI+ Community’s Disproportionate Cancer Burden - Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap, Including Mistrust of Health Care Providers - Barriers to Health Care Access, Including Discrimination - Health Care, Cancer Screening, Palliative and Supportive Care, Affordable Housing - Gay Men & Lesbian Cancer Issues - Transgender/Gender-Nonconforming People’s Cancer Concerns - Challenges for LGBTQI+ Caregivers - Social Security Disability Benefits for LGBTQI+ People Living with Cancer - Military Service and the LGBTQI+ Community - Practical, Financial, Emotional & Social Concerns - Cancer Resources for the LGBTQI+ Community - Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
- Updates from the 46th SABCS on Diagnostic Testing, Biomarkers, Precision Medicine, Grade & Hormone Receptors - What’s New in the Treatment of ER, PR and HER2 Positive Breast Cancer - Updates from SABCS on: Hormone & Targeted Therapy - Chemotherapy Updates from SABCS - Investigational New Drugs in Clinical Trials - What’s New in Prevention & Management of Treatment Side Effects, Discomfort, Neuropathy & Long Term Effects - Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- The Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer - Why Clinical Trials Are Important as a Treatment Option for Triple Negative Breast Cancer - What Happens in a Clinical Trial - Stages of Clinical Trials - New Research in the Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) - Investigational New Drugs in Clinical Trials - The Meaning of Informed Consent - Benefits & Risks of Participation - How & Where Clinical Trials are Conducted - How to Participate in Clinical Trials - Specific Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Clinical Trials - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes - Accessing Resources for Clinical Trials - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Young Adults Living with Cancer, including Delays in Diagnosis - Where to Seek Cancer Treatment: Selecting Your Oncology Health Care Team, Including Young Adult Cancer Programs - The Importance of Treatment Summaries - Follow-Up with Your Oncologist & Primary Care Doctor - Managing Post Treatment Side Effects/Late Effects - Talking with the Health Care Team about Survivorship Questions & Concerns - Financial Concerns, Including Health Insurance Coverage, School, College & Career - Knowing Your Rights: ADA (Americans with Disability Act), FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) & Additional Legal Protections - Choosing Who & What to Tell Others: Disclosure - Working During Cancer Treatment: Suggestions from the Health Care Team - Dealing with Physical Changes Due to Cancer or Its Treatment - Coping with Concerns about Cancer Recurrence - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes - Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Breast Cancer - New Research Presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) - Breast Cancer Specific Treatment Updates - Early Stage Breast Cancer - Younger & Older People Living with Breast Cancer - Genomics & Genetics of Breast Cancer - New Treatment Approaches for Metastatic Breast Cancer - Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain - Clinical Trial Updates - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team - Communicating with Your Health Care Team with Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments - Guidelines to Prepare for Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Quality-of-Life Concerns & Discussion of OpenNotes - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Cancer Survivorship, in the Context of COVID - Managing Post Treatment Side Effects/Late Effects - Quality-of-Life Concerns - Fear of Recurrence - Finding Your New Normal - The Importance of Treatment Summaries & Encounter Notes - Follow-Up with Your Oncologist & Primary Care Doctor, including Discussion of Health Screening & Concerns - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer, in the Context of COVID & Seasonal Flu - The Important Role of the Caregiver in Communicating with the Health Care Team - Your Important Role in Decision Making - Taking on the Role of Caregiving - What Research Tells Us about Caregivers - Caregiving for Your Loved One with Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer - Challenges in Communicating with the Health Care Team - Discussion of OpenNotes & Follow-Up Appointments - Coping with Each Day, On Special Occasions, Holidays & Birthdays - Managing Family and Friends - Long Distance Caregiving - Self-Care & Stress Management Recommendations to Manage the Stress of Caregiving - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- New Research on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Presented at ASCO - Triple Negative Breast Cancer-Specific Treatment Updates - Updates on Clinical Trials in Advancing Treatment Choices - The Increasing Role of Diagnostic Testing, Biomarkers & Genetic Testing in Informing Treatment Options - Investigational New Therapies in Clinical Trials - New Developments in the Prevention & Management of Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain - Communicating with the Health Care Team with Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments - Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, List of Questions, Adherence, Follow-Up Care & Discussion of OpenNotes - Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
- Updates on the Treatment of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer, in the Context of COVID & Seasonal Flu - Novel Treatment Therapies - Clinical Trial Updates - How Research Offers Additional Treatment Options - Biomarkers, Diagnostic Testing & Genomics: Why They Are So Important - The Role of Precision Medicine in Improving Treatment Decisions - Sequencing of Treatments - Tips to Prevent & Manage Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team, including Lifestyle & Quality-of-Life Concerns - Practical Strategies to Cope with Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer - How to Find the Financial, Emotional & Social Supports to Cope - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Metastatic Breast Cancer, in the Context of COVID - Current Standard of Care - New & Emerging Treatment Approaches - Updates on Clinical Trials - How Clinical Research Increases Your Treatment Options - Biomarkers, Diagnostic Testing & Technologies: Why They Are Important in Informing Treatment Decisions - Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain - Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & OpenNotes Discussion - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Understanding Precision Medicine: Overview & Value of Precision Medicine - How Precision Medicine is Different from Targeted Treatments? - Precision Medicine’s Role in Informing Treatment Decisions: Predicting Response to Treatment - The Role of Precision Medicine in Deciding the Treatment for Lung Cancer, Leukemia & Colon Cancer - Talking with Your Health Care Team about Precision Medicine & Its Benefits - The Role of the Pathologist - OpenNotes - Asking Your Healthcare Team & Pathologist to Help You Understand OpenNotes - How Precision Medicine Contributes to Treatment Options & Quality of Life - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology & Prepared List of Questions - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- How Being a Member of Diverse Communities May Impact Your Access to Oncology Care, Treatment, Management of Treatment Side Effects & Pain Management - What to Expect from Your Relationship with Your Health Care Team: Is Your Health Care Team Providing You with Equitable, Excellent Care? - What to Consider When Selecting a Cancer Care Team & Treatment Facility - Languages Spoken & Diversity of the Health Care Team - What is Cultural Humility & How Your Care Team Practices Cultural Humility - When to Seek a Second Opinion: Finding the Best Care - How to Request Copies of Treatment & Pathology Reports - Your Encounter Notes - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Your Treatment Plan - How to Self-Advocate with Health Care Staff: Language Spoken, Disability Services & Other Barriers to Health Equity - Health Literacy: How to Become More Knowledgeable & Satisfied with Your Care - Your Important Role in Shared Decision-Making - Tips to Communicate with Your Health Care Team to Determine If They are the Best Team for You - Guidelines to Improve Your Communication with Your Health Care Team, including Prepared List of Questions & Follow-Up Appointments - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview & Definition of Biomarkers & Diagnostic Technologies - How Biomarkers & Diagnostic Technologies Shape & Improve Treatment Decisions - Why the Molecular Portrait of Cancer is Important - The Role of the Pathologist - Benefits of Biomarkers, Precision Medicine & Diagnostic Technologies - Predicting Response to Treatment - Clinical Trials: How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team - Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth Appointments with Your Health Care Team, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes - Quality-of-Life Concerns - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Cancer & the LGBTQI+ Community, including HIV & HPV - The LGBTQI+ Community’s Disproportionate Cancer Burden - Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap, including Mistrust of Health Care Providers - Barriers to Health Care Access, including Discrimination - Health Care, Cancer Screening, Palliative & Supportive Care, Affordable Housing - Gay Men & Lesbian Cancer Issues - Transgender/Gender-Nonconforming People’s Cancer Concerns - Challenges for LGBTQI+ Caregivers - Social Security Disability Benefits for LGBTQI+ People Living with Cancer - Military Service and the LGBTQI+ Community - Practical, Financial, Emotional & Social Concerns - Cancer Resources for the LGBTQI+ Community - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Clinical Trials & Why They Are Important, in the Context of COVID, Omicron & Seasonal Flu - Understanding Your Treatment Options, including Clinical Trials - Concerns about Participating in Clinical Trials - Types of Clinical Trials - What Happens in a Clinical Trial? - The Meaning of Informed Consent - Benefits & Risks of Participation - How & Where Clinical Trials are Conducted - How to Participate in Clinical Trials - Specific Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Clinical Trial Participation, in the Context of COVID, Omicron & Seasonal Flu - Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, List of Questions & OpenNotes Discussion - Accessing Resources for Clinical Trials - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Cancer Treatments - Definition of Adherence: Taking Your Pills on Schedule - Its Important Role in Managing Cancer - Barriers to Taking Your Pills - Practical Tips to Overcome These Barriers, including Family, Partners & Others - Computer, Tablet & Phone Reminders including Emails, Texts & Apps - Planning Ahead: Lead Time in Refilling Prescriptions, Weekends, Travel & Holidays - Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Adherence - Reminders from Your Pharmacy & Pharmacist - Clinical Trials on Adherence - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Care & Discussion of OpenNotes - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- How to Protect Yourself & Your Loved Ones from COVID, Omicron & Delta Variants - COVID Vaccines & Booster Vaccines - Other Vaccines - Flu, Pneumococcal & Shingles Vaccines - COVID & People Living with Cancer - Where to Find Reliable Information Regarding this Pandemic & Its Variants - How to Protect Yourself, Loved Ones & Children from COVID & Its Variants - The Increasing Role of Telemedicine/Telehealth Appointments - How to Prepare for Your Telemedicine/Telehealth Appointments, including Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Appointments, Quality-of-Life Concerns & Discussion of OpenNotes - Working Closely with Your Health Care Team about Your Wishes & Health Care Directives - Tips to Manage the Practical, Emotional & Financial Stresses Related to COVID, Omicron Variants & Cancer - Self-Care & Stress Management Tips - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Disproportionate Burden of COVID, Omicron & Cancer on People of Color - Social Determinants of Health, including Language Spoken & Health Literacy - Influence of the Local & Regional Environment in Which You Live - Effect of COVID & Omicron on Health Care Systems - How Race May Impact Your Access to Oncology Care, Treatment, Management of Treatment Side Effects & Pain Management - Tips to Find Your Best Care Team - Access to Cancer Treatment in the LGBTQ Community - The Role of Housing, Cost of Treatment & Care on Your Health - Food & Pharmacy Deserts - Food Insecurity: Tips to Increase Your Access to Health Promoting Nutrition - Job Commitments, Access & Transportation to Treatment - How Telehealth May Help in Advancing Your Health Equity - Tips to Cope with Health Care Disparities: Valuing Your Identity - Guidelines to Communicate with Your Health Care Team - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Cancer Survivorship - Managing Post Treatment Side Effects/Late Effects - Quality-of-Life Concerns - Fear of Recurrence - Finding Your New Normal - The Importance of Treatment Summaries - Follow-Up with Your Oncologist & Primary Care Doctor, including Discussion of Health Screening & Concerns - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- How the Side Effects of Immunotherapy Differ from Chemotherapy Side Effects - Review of Potential Side Effects with Guidelines for Follow-Up Care - Managing Rash & Dry Skin - Tips to Cope with Flu-Like Symptoms, including Fever - Dealing with Fatigue - Controlling Diarrhea - Reporting Treatment Side Effects & Discomfort to the Health Care Team - Tips to Manage Treatment Side Effects & Discomfort - The Role of Activity/Exercise in Managing Treatment Side Effects - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns - The Increasing Role of Telehealth & Telemedicine - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Definition of a Caregiver - What Research Tells Us About Caregivers’ Well Being - Caregiving for an Older Adult - Caregiving for a Younger Adult - Couples, Partners, Siblings & Friends - Challenges of Caregivers for Cancer Survivors - Family, Partners & Friend Communication - Care Coordinator Challenges & Tips - Stresses on Family, Partners, Friends & Loved Ones - Coping with Holidays, Birthday & Special Occasions - Managing Family, Friends, Partners & Traditions - Long-Distance Caregiving - Practical Tips for Managing Caregivers’ Stress - Strategies for Self-Care - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology & Prepared List of Questions - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Lobular Breast Cancer - Understanding Your Pathology Report for Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (LCIS) - Understanding Your Pathology Report for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma - The Role of Genetic Testing & Counseling - Current Standard of Care, including Surgery - New Treatment Approaches - Updates on Clinical Trials - How Clinical Research Increases Your Treatment Options - Biomarkers, Diagnostic Testing and Technologies: Why They Are Important in Informing Treatment Decisions for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma - Preventing and Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort and Pain - Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns - Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview of Immunotherapy, in the Context of COVID, Omicron & Seasonal Flu - Harnessing the Immune System in Treating Cancers, including Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Melanoma & Lymphoma - Clinical Trial Updates: How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options - Examples of Immunotherapy in Prevention, Treatment & Recurrence Prevention of Cancer - Cancer Vaccines - Reporting Treatment Side Effects & Discomfort to the Health Care Team - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Logistics, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes - Follow-Up Care: What to Expect - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Overview & Definition of Diagnostic Technologies & Biomarkers in the Context of COVID-19 - How Diagnostic Technologies & Biomarkers Shape & Improve Treatment Decisions - Why the Molecular Portrait of Cancer is Important - The Role of the Pathologist - Benefits of Diagnostic Technologies, Biomarkers & Precision Medicine - Predicting Response to Treatment - Clinical Trials: How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team - Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth Appointments with Your Health Care Team, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Quality-of-Life Concerns & Discussion of 2021 Care’s Act - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
- Updates from the 45th SABCS on Diagnostic Testing, Precision Medicine, Grade & Hormone Receptors - What’s New in the Treatment of ER, PR and HER2 Positive Breast Cancer - Updates from SABCS on: Hormone & Targeted Therapy - Chemotherapy Updates from SABCS - Investigational New Drugs in Clinical Trials - What’s New in Prevention & Management of Treatment Side Effects, Discomfort, Neuropathy & Long Term Effects - Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
