• Lost in Translation: Effectively Communicating With Your Healthcare Provider

    Ullyot Meeting Hall, Science History Institute (formerly The Chemical Heritage Foundation) 315 Chestnut Street, Philadephia, PA, United States

    Trust in your healthcare team begins the moment you learn you have breast cancer, but every interaction, whether words are exchanged or not, affects your relationship with your providers. These interactions can impact your confidence in your care, your understanding of available treatment options, and your sense of control and involvement in your own health... Continue Reading →

  • Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Town Hall

    Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center 303 E. Superior St., 1st Floor, Hughes Auditorium, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us for an interactive panel discussion about breakthroughs in breast cancer and have your questions answered by breast cancer experts from the Lurie Cancer Center. Visit exhibits to discover cancer resources in your community and to learn more about local and national organizations providing support. Light refreshments will be provided. Walk-ins are welcome. Advance registration... Continue Reading →

  • Komen® New England’s Breast Cancer Symposium Metastatic Voices: Research Advances & Public Policy

    Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale 155 Temple Street, New Haven, CT, United States

    Join Metastatic Breast Cancer Network's Shirley Mertz at Komen New England's first annual Breast Cancer Symposium in New Haven, CT. Attendees will learn about research advances, improving care experience for metastatic breast cancer patients, and advocacy work. Other speakers include Elizabeth Morris, MD, FACR and Nikhil Wagle, MD. Topics include: Emerging strategies for early detection of breast... Continue Reading →

  • Young Researchers Roundtable Breakfast: Hearing the Metastatic Voice

    This event connects early-career breast cancer researchers with established local Komen Scholars, physicians, scientists, individuals living with metastatic breast cancer, breast cancer survivors, and co-survivors. The program will consist of presentations by individuals vested in metastatic breast cancer research and treatment. After the presentations, young researchers will provide brief overviews of their breast cancer research... Continue Reading →

  • Metastatic Breast Cancer Dinner Series

    Ringside Steakhouse 2165 W Burnside St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Metastatic Breast Cancer Dinner Series provides a forum for people living with metastatic breast cancer to discuss the latest in research, treatment, and symptom management with local health experts, in a small group setting. If you are unable to attend Dinner Series events in person, we will live-stream the presentation on our Facebook page (@KomenOregon).... Continue Reading →

  • The Power of Planning in Advance of Health Crises

    CaringKind 360 Lexington Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

    The Power of Planning: Making Critical Ethical, Medical and Legal Decisions in Advance of Health Crises The time when an individual is terminally ill or incapacitated is not ideal to address the myriad issues that arise in these circumstances. The panelists will discuss the challenges presented by incapacity and terminal illness and how having advanced directives in... Continue Reading →

  • Komen® Oregon & SW Washington’s MBC Dinner Series

    Carina Lounge 410 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    The Metastatic Breast Cancer Dinner Series provides a forum for people living with metastatic breast cancer to discuss the latest in research, treatment, and symptom management with local health experts, in a small group setting. If you are unable to attend Dinner Series events in person, we will live-stream the presentation on our Facebook page (@KomenOregon).... Continue Reading →

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