For Caregivers: Coping with the Stresses of Caregiving When Your Loved One Has Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Listen Now

Topics Covered

• Overview of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
• The Important Role of the Caregiver in Communicating with the Health Care Team
• Your Important Role in Decision Making
• Taking on the Role of Caregiving
• What Research Tells Us About Caregivers
• Caregiving for Your Loved One with Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
• Challenges in Communicating with the Health Care Team
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Prepared List of Questions, Quality-of-Life Concerns, Discussion of OpenNotes & Follow-Up Appointments
• Coping with Each Day, On Special Occasions, Holidays & Birthdays
• Managing Family & Friends
• Long Distance Caregiving
• Self-Care & Stress Management Recommendations to Manage the Stress of Caregiving
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Marcela Mazo Canola, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology - Oncology, Breast Medical Oncology, UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center

Guadalupe R. Palos, DrPH, MSW, RN

Former Clinical Protocol Administration Manager, Office of Cancer Survivorship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Author and Researcher in Caregiving, Health Care Disparities & Survivorship

Kate Boskey, NP-C, ACHPN

Outpatient Supportive Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Stewart B. Fleishman, MD

Former Founding Director, Cancer Support Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, now part of the Mt. Sinai Health System, Author, Researcher in Oncology

Bonnie Fuchs

Executive Director, Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation®

Allison Moskowitz Duggan, MSW

Director of Clinical Services, CancerCare

Brochure

You can download the brochure for this workshop

Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on October 29, 2025.