Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit

Two breast oncologists responded to frequently asked questions about metastatic breast cancer.

Here are answers to 10 questions patients asked at the CURE® Educated Patient® Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit about scans, treatment and clinical trials.

Before enrolling in a clinical trial for metastatic breast cancer, it’s important to know which are best suited for each individual, an expert said.

One specialist explained the ways palliative care, also known as supportive care, can assist patients during a breast cancer journey.

At the CURE® Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit, an expert discussed integrative methods that can improve quality of life.

Patients with HR-positive metastatic breast cancer can expect to undergo biomarker testing both at diagnosis and again if the disease progresses.

One expert explained the common side effects at every line of treatment for metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer during the CURE® Educated Patient® Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

Watch Dr. Rupesh Kotecha, from Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, discuss the treatment of brain metastases during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Ana C. Sandoval Leon, from Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, discuss HER2-positive metastatic disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Naomi Dempsey, from Miami Cancer Institute, discuss the management of HER2-positive, early-stage disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Patrick Borgen, from Maimonides Medical Center, discuss the de-escalation of surgery during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Joseph Panoff, from Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, discuss radiation therapy in early stage disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Susan Domchek, Dr. Debu Tripathy and Dr. Jennifer Gass answer questions about precision medicine during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Debu Tripathy, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discuss circulating tumor DNA during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Susan Domchek, from Penn Medicine, discuss genetic testing during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. William J Gradishar, Dr. Kevin Kalinsky and Kelly Thomas answer questions about hormone receptor-positive and triple-negative breast cancer treatment options during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Kevin Kalisnky, from Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, discuss treatment for triple-negative disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. William J. Gradishar, from Northwestern University, discuss the management of hormone receptor-positive disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Isabel Octaviano, from Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, discuss the nursing perspective to clinical trials during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Reshma Mahtani, from Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, discuss clinical trial myths during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Anne O'Dea, from University of Kansas Medical Center, discuss targeting ESR1 mutations during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Naomi Dempsey, Dr. Ana Sandoval Leon, Dr. Rupesh Kotecha and Ricki Fairley answer questions about HER2-positive disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Leif Ellisen, Dr. Dejan Juric, Dr. Beverly Moy and Natasha Mmeje answer questions about unmet needs during the CURE Educated Patient Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

Watch Dr. Beverly Moy, from Massachusetts General Hospital, discuss addressing breast cancer disparity during the CURE Educated Patient Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

Watch Dr. Dejan Juric, from Massachusetts General Hospital, discuss therapeutic resistance during the CURE Educated Patient Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

Watch Dr. Aditya Bardia, Dr. Arielle J. Medford and Dr. Neelima Vidula answer questions about HER2 and triple-negative disease during the CURE Educated Patient Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

Watch Dr. Neelima Vidula, from Massachusetts General Hospital, discuss the management of triple-negative disease during the CURE Educated Patient Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

Watch Dr. Arielle J. Medford, from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discuss the management of HER2-positive disease during the CURE® Educated Patient® Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

Watch Dr. Aditya Bardia, Dr. Seth A. Wander and Dr. Laura M. Spring answer questions about HR-positive disease during the CURE Educated Patient Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

Watch Dr. Laura M. Spring, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, discuss treatment in third line and beyond for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, during the CURE® Educated Patient® Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.