Breast Cancer and Younger Adults: New Treatment Options
Event Date
Friday, October 23, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET
Presented in Collaboration with:
- Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology (APSHO)
- American Cancer Society
- American Breast Cancer Foundation
- American Psychosocial Oncology Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Association for Molecular Pathology
- Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
- Association of Oncology Social Work
- Black Womens Health Imperative
- Breast Cancer Alliance
- BreastCancerTrials.org
- Cancer Justice
- Cancer Nation
- Cancer Support Community
- Caregiver Action Network
- Intercultural Cancer Council
- Joe's House
- Latinas Contra Cancer
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer
- Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
- National Breast Cancer Coalition
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) NCCN Guidelines for Patients
- National LGBT Cancer Network
- NeedyMeds
- Prevent Cancer Foundation
- Redes en Acción The National Latino Cancer Research Network
- Research Advocacy Network
- Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation
- SHARE Cancer Support
- Sharsheret - The Jewish Breast and Ovarian Cancer Community
- Sisters Network Inc. - A National African American Breast Cancer Survivorship Organization
- Susan G. Komen
- The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
- The LGBT Cancer Project
- The National Witness Project, Inc.
- Tigerlily Foundation
- Triage Cancer
- TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
- Vital Options International
- Wellness House
- Young Survival Coalition
This activity was made possible through an independent grant from Merck & Co., Inc. CancerCare’s application for continuing education credits for this program is supported by the Diana Napoli Fund.
Topics Covered
- Overview of Breast Cancer in Younger Adults, Including Diagnosing, Staging & ER, PR, HER2 Status
- Unique Issues for Younger Adults Living with Breast Cancer
- Precision Medicine & Sequencing of Treatment
- Genetic Testing, including BRCA Testing
- What Informs Treatment Decisions & Options; Understanding Your Pathology Report
- Updates on Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Treatment Options
- Tools that Help Indicate What Types of Treatment Are Indicated: Surgery, Chemotherapy & Radiation Treatments
- Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team; Managing Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
- Quality-of-Life, Including Sexual Health, Pregnancy & Fertility Issues
- Practical & Emotional Coping Tips
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
Speakers
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Continuing Education Credits
To request continuing education paperwork, please fill out the evaluation form(s), included in the email registration packet and evaluation, with your name, address, and license type after the program. For any questions or concerns you may contact us at [email protected]. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program. Forms only open AFTER the live program.