All CancerCare Connect Education Workshops

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All CancerCare Connect Education Workshops episodes

June 17 Understanding the Role of Immunotherapy in Treating Cancer
- Overview of Immunotherapy
- Harnessing the Immune System in Treating Cancer
- Clinical Trial Updates: How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options
- Examples of Immunotherapy in Prevention, Treatment & Recurrence Prevention of Cancer
- Cancer Vaccines
- Reporting Treatment Side Effects & Discomfort to the Health Care Team
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Logistics, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Follow-Up Care
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
56 min
June 16 Clinical Trials: How They Transform the Treatment of Cancer
- Overview of Clinical Trials and Why They are Important
- Understanding Your Treatment Options, Including Clinical Trials
- Concerns About Participating in Clinical Trials
- Types of Clinical Trials
- What Happens in a Clinical Trial? How and Where Clinical Trials are Conducted
- The Meaning of Informed Consent
- Benefits and Risks of Participation
- How to Participate in Clinical Trials
- Specific Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Clinical Trial Participation
- Accessing Resources for Clinical Trials: Where to Seek Information about Participating in Clinical Trials
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
58 min
June 12 Accessing Cancer Treatment in Rural Communities
- Overview of People in Rural Communities Accessing Cancer Treatment: Getting Diagnosed & Treated for Cancer in Rural Communities
- Working with Your Health Care Team to Get the Best Care Near Home
- Dealing with Cancer Treatments & Other Co-Morbid Health Concerns in Rural Communities
- Specific Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Cancer Clinical Trials
- Participating in Clinical Trials in Rural Communities
- Working with Your Health Care Team to Manage Each Symptom, Treatment Side Effect, Discomfort & Pain
- Adjusting to Your Cancer Treatment Over Time
- The Importance and Challenges of Taking Your Treatment on Schedule: Adherence and Review of Resources to Remind You to Take Your Treatment on Schedule
- Communicating with Your Oncology Team about Who on the Team to Contact with Questions and Key Questions to Ask
- Discussing Quality-of-Life Concerns with Your Health Care Team
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
1 hr 1 min
June 10 Advances in the Treatment of Cervical Cancer
- Overview of Cervical Cancer, Including Diagnosis & Staging
- Combination Treatments
- How Precision Medicine & Testing Inform Your Treatment Decisions
- New & Emerging Treatment Approaches
- The Role of the Pathologist
- Biomarkers, Diagnostic Technologies, and Sequencing of Treatments
- Updates on Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Treatment Options
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
55 min
June 09 Challenges Young Adults with Cancer Face: Coping Tips
- Overview of Young Adults Living with Cancer, Including Delays in Diagnosis
- Where to Seek Cancer Treatment: Selecting Your Oncology Health Care Team, Including Young Adult Cancer Programs
- The Importance of Treatment Summaries
- Follow up with Your Oncologist & Primary Care Doctor: Dealing with Physical Changes Due to Cancer or Its Treatment
- Managing Post Treatment Side Effects/Late Effects: Coping with Concerns About Cancer Recurrence
- Talking with the Health Care Team About Survivorship Questions & Concerns, Working During Cancer Treatment with Suggestions from the Health Care Team
- Financial Concerns, Including Health Insurance Coverage, School, College & Career
- Knowing Your Rights: ADA (Americans with Disability Act), FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) & Additional Legal Protections
- Choosing Who & What to Tell Others: Disclosure
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions and Discussion of OpenNotes
- Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
59 min
June 03 Update on Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL)
- Overview of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL)
- The Role of Clinical Trials
- How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options
- Managing Symptoms & Treatment Side Effects
- Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
1 hr 8 min
June 02 Understanding HER2 Low Breast Cancer
- Overview of HER2 Low Breast Cancer, Including What is HER2 Status
- Diagnostic Testing: What is an Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Test or Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Test
- The Role of the Pathologist
- The Role of the Genetic Counselor
- Standard Treatment Options, Including Targeted Therapy
- How Biomarker Testing Informs Treatment Decisions
- New Targeted Treatments
- Updates on Investigational New Drugs in Clinical Trials: How Research Contributes to Treatment Options
- What’s New in the Prevention & Management of Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
- Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns for HER2 Low Breast Cancer
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
56 min
May 29 Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL): Treatment Update
- Overview of Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- Treatment Options for Newly Diagnosed
- Treatment Options for Relapsed/Refractory Disease
- Clinical Trials and Emerging Treatment Approaches
- Quality of Life Concerns
- The Importance of Communicating with Your Health Care Team, Including Key Questions to Ask
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
56 min
May 28 Advances in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
- Overview of Colorectal Cancer, Including Current Standard of Care
- The Increasing Number of Younger People Being Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer
- Screening and Prevention: Guidelines and Current Screening Options
- New Treatment Approaches
- Predicting Response to Treatment
- Staging & Biomarker Testing
- The Role of Targeted Cancer Therapies
- Clinical Trial Updates: How Research Contributes to Treatment Options
- Preventing and Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
- Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
- Communicating with Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns & Follow-Up Appointments
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions and Discussion of OpenNotes
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
57 min
May 27 For Caregivers: Practical Tips to Cope with a Loved One’s Bladder Cancer
- Updates on Bladder Cancer
- The Important Role of the Caregiver in Communicating with the Health Care Team
- Helping to Manage Your Loved One’s Treatment, Including Adherence & Follow-Up Care
- Stresses, Challenges & Rewards of Caregiving
- Managing Family, Friends, Partners & Traditions
- Coping with Holidays, Birthdays, Anniversaries & Special Occasions
- Long-Distance Caregivers
- Remembering to Take Care of Yourself
- The Increasing Role of Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments
- Self-Care & Stress Management Tips
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
55 min

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