Sinopsis
CancerCare's free Connect Education Workshops are a way for people to learn about cancer-related issues from the convenience of their home or office. Leading experts in oncology provide the most up-to-date information in these workshops to help you and your loved ones better understand and cope with your cancer diagnosis, treatment options, quality-of-life concerns, treatment side effects, pain management, doctor-patient communication and other important topics.
Episodios
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Understanding the Important Role that Biomarker Testing Plays in Informing the Treatment of Cancer
12/02/2024 Duración: 01h03min- 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
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Young Adult Survivorship: Fertility, Sexuality and Intimacy
09/02/2024 Duración: 01h50s- 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
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Breast Cancer in Younger Women: New Treatment Options
07/02/2024 Duración: 01h17s- 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
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Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap
19/01/2024 Duración: 01h04min- 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
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Updates in the Treatment of Estrogen Receptor (ER) Positive, Progesterone Receptor (PR) Positive and HER2 Positive Breast Cancer from the 46th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS)
17/01/2024 Duración: 59min- 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
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The Benefits of Clinical Trials for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
10/01/2024 Duración: 01h01min- 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
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Challenges Young Adults with Cancer Face: Coping Tips
15/12/2023 Duración: 59min- 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 o
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Current Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship
28/11/2023 Duración: 57min- 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
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Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Strategies to Cope
25/10/2023 Duración: 01h01min- 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
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What’s New in Precision Medicine
28/06/2023 Duración: 58min- 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
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Diverse Populations Participating in Decisions About Your Care With Your Health Care Team
28/06/2023 Duración: 01h04min- 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
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Understanding Diagnostic Technologies and Biomarkers
26/06/2023 Duración: 35min- 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
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Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap
16/06/2023 Duración: 01h08min- 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
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Clinical Trials: How They Transform the Treatment of Cancer
07/06/2023 Duración: 57min- 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
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Taking Your Pills on Schedule: Its Importance in Managing Cancer
24/05/2023 Duración: 01h52s- 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
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Understanding How Health Care Disparities May Influence Your Cancer Treatment and Care: With Tips and Strategies to Find the Best Cancer Treatment and Health Care Team for You
15/05/2023 Duración: 01h04min- 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
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Current Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship
02/05/2023 Duración: 01h01min- 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
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Managing the Side Effects of Immunotherapy
05/04/2023 Duración: 57min- 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
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Lobular Breast Cancer: Treatment Progress
29/03/2023 Duración: 01h07min- 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
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Understanding the Role of Immunotherapy in Treating Cancer
22/03/2023 Duración: 01h06min- 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