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May 2020
Triage Cancer Webinar: Disability Insurance
Join us for a FREE live, interactive, webinar as part of the Triage Cancer Webinar Series, which will explore how to utilize disability insurance and other leave laws and policies. Attendees will learn about how federal and state laws, employer policies, and disability insurance work together to be able to take time off work, maintain an income, and protect one’s job and employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. Understanding how federal and state laws, employer policies, and disability insurance work together is…
Find out more »American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting which will bring together more than 30,000 oncology professionals from around the world to discuss state-of-the-art treatment modalities, new therapies, and ongoing controversies in the field. The meeting offers informative educational and scientific sessions that highlight the latest in cancer care treatments.
Find out more »June 2020
RESCHEDULED: Virtual LBBC 2020 Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer
Our Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference provides you with the information, support and practical resources you need to make decisions for your physical and emotional health. Gather with hundreds of other women and men to learn more about living well – physically, emotionally and spiritually – with metastatic breast cancer. At the conference you will find sessions on the latest medical updates, communicating with loved ones, caregiving, scientific research and clinical trials, food as medicine, living with uncertainty and more!
Find out more »Triage Cancer Webinar: Coping with Cancer
Join us for a FREE live, interactive, webinar as part of the Triage Cancer Webinar Series, which will explore the various coping strategies and creative outlets that can aid an individual’s ability to adjust to a cancer diagnosis. Attendees will learn about various coping strategies, community resources to support personal adjustment to cancer, and the potential benefits of the coping strategies. A cancer diagnosis can be highly stressful and disruptive to an individual and their life. This webinar will provide…
Find out more »Joining FORCEs Against Hereditary Cancer® Conference
Joining FORCEs Against Hereditary Cancer® is an international conference designed to empower individuals and families facing hereditary cancer. It offers sessions and workshops led by renowned experts on all topics related to hereditary breast, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, and colon cancers. Opportunities to connect with new friends and to participate in research are available. Whether you are a cancer survivor, person at high risk for cancer, health care provider or caregiver, this conference has something for you.
Find out more »Komen® Northeast Ohio’s Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference
The Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference is designed to educate metastatic patients, breast cancer survivors, caregivers, and the general public on the ABCs of metastatic breast cancer (MBC). MBC is Stage IV breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body such as liver, lungs, bone or brain. The first conference of its kind in Northeast Ohio, the 2020 event will offer information on clinical trials, MBC research, bone health, and palliative care. Can’t attend the conference in-person? Join…
Find out more »July 2020
International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® East
The 19th Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® East will update clinicians on recent advances in the treatment of breast cancer, from breakthroughs in the lab to changes in treatment paradigms, focusing on the practical implications of emerging data for patient care in the clinic. Novel agents and improved regimens, coupled with more accurate molecular and phenotypic subtyping, are driving the future of breast cancer therapy. Recent data and their clinical impact are highlighted throughout the program,…
Find out more »Triage Cancer Webinar: Prescription Drugs
Join us for a FREE live, interactive, webinar as part of the Triage Cancer Webinar Series, which will explore the cost of prescription drugs. Attendees will learn about how coverage for prescription drugs works in individual and employer sponsored insurance and the various financial assistance options available to individuals to help afford prescription drugs. This webinar will help you understand insurance coverage for prescription drugs, how to maximize that coverage, and how to get help paying for out of pocket prescription…
Find out more »Project LEAD® Institute 2020
The Project LEAD® Institute is a six-day intensive science course for breast cancer advocates covering the basics of cancer biology, genetics, epidemiology, research design and advocacy. This course provides a foundation of scientific knowledge upon which participants can strengthen and empower themselves as activists. Taught by a renowned research faculty, this is a unique opportunity for those interested in learning more about working as an NBCC research advocate. At the Project LEAD® Institute, participants will: Learn the language and concepts…
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