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Workshop

Breast Cancer and Younger Adults: New Treatment Options

Event Date

Friday, October 23, 2026

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Event Resources

Download Event Brochure

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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

Facilitator
Alexis LeVee, MD
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Facilitator
Megan Tesch, MD, MPH
Medical Oncologist, Breast Oncology Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Facilitator
Sharon Bober, PhD
Institute Psychologist, Dept. of Supportive Oncology, Director, Sexual Health Program, Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Facilitator
Sarah Naibzada, MSW, LSW
Oncology Social Worker, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

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.

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®): 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. 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.

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.