Breast Cancer in Younger Women: New Treatment Options

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Topics Covered

• 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
• Genetic Testing, Including BRCA Testing
• What Informs Treatment Decisions & Options
• Understanding Your Pathology Report
• Updates on Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Treatment Options
• Tools that Help Indicate What Types of Treatment Are Indicated: Surgery, Chemotherapy & Radiation Treatments
• Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
• Managing Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
• Quality-of-Life, Including Sexual Health, Pregnancy & Fertility Issues
• Practical & Emotional Coping Tips
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Jennifer M. Matro, MD

Co-Director, Breast Oncology, Fair Oaks Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Inova Health

Sanne Wortel, PhD

Hartford Health Care Clinical Health Psychologist, Hartford HealthCare’s Women’s Health Services, Member of the Health Psychology Department at the Institute of Living

Cassie Spector, MSW, OSW-C

Breast and Gynecological Cancers Program Coordinator, CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on March 26, 2025.