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Online Webcast Teaches on Breast Cancer Therapies. This webcast will discuss Breast Cancer Therapies. In the first half of the presentation, the presenter will review the incidence, risk factors, & treatments associated with breast cancer. Then the presenter will focus on systemic therapies such as endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapies and immunotherapies for breast cancer. In the second half, the presenter will discuss the presentations of breast cancer before focusing in on the role of radiation therapy for breast cancer.

Today, we have a whole arsenal of treatments at our disposal. Survival rates for breast cancer have tripled over the past century. The 5-year survival of breast cancer is now 91% in the United States.

We have room to go because breast cancer is exceedingly common. It affects 1 in 8 women in the US and is the most common cancer in women worldwide. To discuss the modern approach and therapy for breast cancer treatment, we’ve invited two Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital’s Breast Oncology experts. We’re pleased to introduce Assistant Professor of internal medicine Dr. Kai Johnson. Dr. Johnson is a medical oncologist who specializes in breast oncology. He prerecorded his segment. And joining me in the studio today is Dr. Rebekah Young. Doctor young is an assistant professor of radiation oncology who specializes in breast cancer treatment.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

Discuss modifiable & non-modifiable risk factors of breast cancer
Articulate treatments applied to manage breast cancer patients
Describe the major local and systemic treatments for breast cancer.
Understand the role of radiotherapy in treating breast cancer.

You’ll also learn about the following:

Radiation Therapy Myths
Sequence and Timing
Side Effects
Patient Selection
Resection or Mastectomy over Breast Conservation
Closing

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Get An Update on Breast Cancer Screening. By participating in this activity, the learner will gain an understanding of the importance of breast cancer screening and how best to approach and utilize breast cancer screening tools. The learner will gain a deeper understanding of the methods and approaches available for breast cancer screening and how to choose the best screening paradigm for different patient groups.

For this program, we’ve invited one of Ohio State University’s Breast Radiology experts to help break down the breast cancer screening and give us guidance on the various types of screening modalities. Dr. Clayton Taylor is an Associate Professor of Radiology here at the James Cancer Hospital and is fellowship trained in breast imaging.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

Understand how breast cancer screening tools such as mammography, breast MRI, and breast ultrasound work and how to best use them for breast cancer screening.
Learn how to use breast cancer risk and breast density to determine the best breast cancer screening approach for different patients.

You’ll also learn about the following:

Risk Assessment
Breast Density
Breast Ultrasound
Breast MRI

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Webcast Producer at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.