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Breast Cancer and African American Women

Podcast Topics

  • Breast Cancer in African American Women
  • Current Standard of Care and New Treatment Approaches
  • African American Women and Clinical Trials
  • Practical Tips for Symptom and Pain Management
  • Concerns of African American Women
  • Living with Breast Cancer
  • Communicating with Your Health Care Team
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Speakers
Edith P. Mitchell, MD, FACP

Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Associate Director of Diversity Programs, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University

Generosa Grana, MD

Director, Breast Cancer Program, Cooper Hospital, UMC, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine

Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS

Director, Breast Care Center, Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

James D. Fackenthal, PhD

Research Associate (Assistant Professor) Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology University of Chicago

Alisha Ellis, MA, MSW

Clinical Coordinator of Women's Cancers, CancerCare

Presented in collaboration with...

AdvancedBC.org, African American Breast Cancer Alliance, American Cancer Society, American Pain Foundation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Black Women's Health Imperative, Breast Cancer Alliance, Breast Cancer Network of Strength, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Cancer Patient Education Network, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Gilda's Club Worldwide, Intercultural Cancer Council, Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Men Against Breast Cancer, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, Research Advocacy Network, The Sister Study, Tigerlily Foundation, Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, Vital Options International & The Group Room, The Wellness Community, The Witness Project, Young Survival Coalition

This program is made possible by...

This program is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis Oncology.

This Workshop took place on...

April 29, 2009

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