Triple Negative Breast Cancer and African American Women

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Topics Covered

• Overview of Triple Negative Breast Cancer, in the Context of COVID-19
• The Difference in Triple Negative Breast Cancer for Black/African American Women
• Triple Negative Breast Cancer &African American Women
• The Role of Surgery
• Precision Medicine & Treatment Sequencing
• Current Standard of Care
• New Treatment Approaches
• Clinical Trial Updates
• How Clinical Trial Participation Contributes to Treatment Options
• Tips to Manage Treatment Side Effects, Neuropathy, Discomfort & Pain
• Follow-Up Care Plan
• Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Follow-Up Appointments
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO, FSSO

Chief, Division of Breast Surgery, Director, Interdisciplinary Breast Program, Medical Director and Founder, International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital Network; 2nd Vice President, American College of Surgeons

Kamel Abou Hussein, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School, Rowan University, Adjunct Assistant Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Breast Medical Oncology

Hayley Dinerman, JD

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation^®

Ricki Fairley

CEO, TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance

Sam Fortune, MSW

Women’s Cancer Program Coordinator, CancerCare

Brochure

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on October 19, 2022.