Triple Negative Breast Cancer and African American Women

Thursday, October 16, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• Overview of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
• The Difference in Triple Negative Breast Cancer for Black/African American Women
• Triple Negative Breast Cancer & African American Women
• The Role of Surgery
• Precision Medicine & Treatment Sequencing
• Current Standard of Care
• New Treatment Approaches
• Clinical Trial Updates
• How Clinical Trial Participation Contributes to Treatment Options
• Tips to Manage Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Neuropathy, Discomfort & Pain
• Follow-Up Care Plan
• Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Follow-Up Appointments
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO, FSSO

Chief, Division of Breast Surgery, Director, Interdisciplinary Breast Program, Medical Director and Founder, International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital Network, 2nd Vice President, American College of Surgeons

Tiffany Onger, MD

Associate Staff, Breast Medical Oncology, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Taussig Cancer Center

Sara Grisales Jaramillo, MSW

Insights & Call Center Program Manager, CancerCare

Bonnie Fuchs

Executive Director, Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation®

Ricki Fairley

CEO, TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance

Jennifer LaPietra, MSW

Patient Assistance Program Manager, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

Certified Health Education Specialists: Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour.

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

Brochure

You can download the brochure for this workshop