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Educational Webinar: Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cancer |
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Open to people living with breast cancer. To learn more or to pre-register (pre-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED) call Support Connection at 914-962-6402 or 800-532-4290. Hormonal therapies are commonly used to treat breast cancer that is estrogen-receptor positive, and may be used at different points in a treatment plan and to treat various stages of breast cancer. TOPICS IN THIS WEBINAR: What are the different hormonal therapy options? What is the latest research? How have recommendations changed? How long should I continue treatment? A question and answer period will follow. SPEAKER: Diana E. Lake, MD is a medical oncologist with a practice devoted solely to the care of breast cancer patients. Her research interests involve all areas of breast cancer but focus mainly on the development of new therapies, prevention of cancer recurrence following surgery, and treatment of recurrent disease. Working in conjunction with her colleagues at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and as liaison in breast medicine to Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (a national clinical trials cooperative research group sponsored by the National Cancer Institute) she is involved in clinical trials to develop better hormonal therapies and approved approaches to treatment before surgery. |
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Contact Support Connection 914-962-6402 | |||||||||||
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