NCCN Patient Webinar: Metastatic Breast Cancer

Experts provide an overview of metastatic breast cancer to help people understand the types of metastatic breast cancer and various treatments, side effects, clinical trials, available resources and support, and more.

Topics Discussed:
00:00 - Welcome and Introductions
02:04 - Goals of Care
3:30 - Role of the Care Team
4:30 - Who Develops Metastatic Breast Cancer
6:10 - How Do You Tell if a Relapse Has Occurred
7:50 - Tumor Biology and Mutations
9:01 - Treatment
10:47 - Role of Clinical Trials
12:47 - Standard of Care Treatment Options
20:49 - Side Effects
26:21 - Shared Decision-Making
29:44 - Supportive Care
31:38 - Living with Cancer
33:08 - Clinical Trials and Research Results
35:22 - Treatment Decision Questions and Considerations
39:53 - Resources
41:19 - Question & Answer Session

NCCN Guidelines for Patients DO NOT replace the expertise and clinical judgment of the clinician.

Supporters:
This webinar is supported through the NCCN Foundation and by a contribution from our corporate supporter: AstraZeneca.
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[wendyf]

This information would have been very helpful when I was first dx. Unfortunately I learned only bit by bit and it has been like pulling teeth to get good and full information from my MO who always seems pressed for time, unavailable, and burdened by questions.