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Topics Covered

  • Screening for Bone Health and Risk Factors
  • Prescription Medication to Promote Bone Health
  • The Role of Nutrition, Exercise, and Calcium Supplements
  • Breast Cancer, Bone Loss, and Bone Metastases
  • Clinical Trials
  • Controlling Pain and Discomfort
  • Doctor-Patient Communication
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Hope S. Rugo, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Director, Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Joseph M. Lane, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Chief of Metabolic Bone Disease, Hospital for Special Surgery
Julie Silver, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Douglas E. Peterson, DMD, PhD, FDS RCSEd
Professor, Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, Chair, Program in Head & Neck Cancer and Oral Oncology, Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Connecticut Health Center
Patricia Spicer, MSW
Breast Cancer Program Coordinator, CancerCare

Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on February 11, 2011.

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