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4th Annual Breast Cancer Symposium OPENING DOORS: Lab to Clinic to Patient

The University of Chicago via Independent

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Free Certificate
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English
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The 4th Annual Breast Cancer Symposium is being held live in person and online via a live broadcast. The sponsors and exhibitors of the conference will be available for attendees to visit during the duration of the conference in both platforms. Advances in our understanding of the genetic and physiologic pathways of breast cancer have led to the development of targeted systemic therapies, improved surgical procedures, and radiation techniques, and improved, disease-free, and overall survival benefits. The goal of this conference is to educate the medical and global community in a forum that will facilitate the utilization of optimal treatment strategies and foster communication that will benefit the individual patient as well as the community.

Syllabus

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

Review the recent developments in breast surgical approaches including upfront and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy;
Explain the rationale for reconstruction options post neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy;
Discuss updates in breast cancer imaging for earlier detection;
Identify therapeutic advances in early and advanced hormone receptor-positive, HER2 neu overexpressing, and triple-negative breast cancer;
Review the advances in radiation therapy and outcomes including short-course radiation therapy and de-escalation;
Describe the management of HER2 positive early breast cancer in the older patient;
Review the treatment of early-stage inherited breast cancer;
Identify the new and emerging systemic treatment options for breast cancer brain metastases beyond surgery and radiotherapy;
Describe molecular profiling for metastatic breast cancer management;
Explain the mechanism of action and rationale for immunotherapy.