We teach you how your tumor receptors, lymph nodes, genomic assays, and breast cancer stage indicates if you would benefit from chemotherapy.
CourseMedical Oncology
Breast Medical Oncology Course
Our 14 video lessons (below) will list the key topics you will cover with your breast cancer medical oncologist. Learn about chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and cutting-edge treatment options in breast cancer.
We teach you about hormonal therapy for breast cancer. Drugs such as tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors are key treatment options for most breast cancers.
We teach you about genomic testing and how these sophisticated tests can guide you to personalized therapies for your breast cancer.
We teach you to about breast cancer tumor receptors and why they are important in your breast cancer treatment. Chemotherapy and hormonal therapy are based on your receptor pattern.
We teach you about the benefits of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Chemotherapy before surgery, rather than afterwards, may offer distinct advantages in your unique breast cancer situation.
We teach you why HER2-Positive breast cancers are more threatening and educate you about new therapies such as targeted immunotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
We teach you why triple negative breast cancer is a threatening. Learn how it is treated, and its link to the BRCA genetic mutation.
We teach how to identify if you are at risk for the BRCA genetic mutation. If you carry this “breast cancer gene mutation” you are at an increased risk for breast and other certain types of cancer.
We teach you how "stage" and "type of breast cancer" is determined. Learn how stage can guide treatment decisions.
We teach you about the types of breast cancer recurrence, why recurrence is a threat to you, and how recurrent breast cancer is treated.
