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
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