All CancerCare Connect Education Workshops

- 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 - Specif...

- 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...

- 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

- 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:...

- 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 OpenNot...

- 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 Inv...

- 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...

- 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...

- 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...

- Overview of Bladder Cancer, Including Staging & Grading - Standard of Care - New Treatment Approaches - Update on Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Your Treatment Options - The Role of Diagnostic Technologies, Genomics & Precision Medicine - Targeted Treatments: Predicting Response to Treatment - The Role of Immunotherapy - Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Con...

- Role of Caregivers in Care Coordination for People Living with Cancer & Co-Morbidities - What Research Tells Us About Caregivers, Including Long Distance Caregivers - Coordinating Follow-Up Appointments - Discussion of Adherence – Taking Pills on Schedule - Planning Ahead with Your Pharmacist: Lead Time in Refilling Prescriptions & Planning for Weekends, Travel & Holidays - Accessing Resources f...

- Coping with the Practical, Social & Emotional Challenges of Cancer - How a Cancer Diagnosis Affects Family, Partners & Loved Ones - Selecting a Cancer Care Team & Treatment Facility - What to Do When Presented with Multiple Treatment Options - When & How to Seek a Second Opinion - Your Relationship with Your Health Care Team - Getting Copies of Your Medical Reports to Review with Your Team - How...

- Overview of Oral, Head & Neck Cancer, Including Staging & Diagnosing - Surgical Interventions, Including Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery - The Difference Between HPV Positive and HPV Negative Head and Neck Cancer Diagnoses - New Chemotherapy Options - Concurrent Chemotherapy & Radiotherapy - Key Questions in Making Treatment Decisions - The Role of Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Your T...

- Cáncer de Mama en la Comunidad Hispana - Pruebas Diagnósticas: Grado y Receptores Hormonales - Opciones De Tratamiento Estándar, Incluyendo Cirugía, Reconstrucción, Quimioterapia, Radioterapia y Tratamientos Dirigidos - Cómo las Pruebas Diagnósticas y de Biomarcadores Orientan las Opciones de Tratamiento - Enfoques Actuales y Nuevos Para Su Tratamiento - El Importante Papel de los Ensayos Clínic...

- Overview of Common Eye & Vision Changes Related to Cancer Treatments - Discussion of Common Eye & Vision Changes, Including Causes & Risk Factors - Tips to Manage Dry Eyes, Watery Eyes, Itching Eyes, Blepharitis, Loss of Eyelashes, Changes in Vision, Cataracts, Floaters & Flashing Lights - The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team - Tips to Manage Low Vision & How Eye Products Can Help You Manage E...

- How to Cope While Waiting for Test Results from Cancer Work-Up - Managing Cancer When You Have Other Health Problems - The Impact of Chronic Illness on Cancer Treatment - The Importance of Adherence: Taking Your Treatment on Schedule - Reducing Harmful Drug Interactions - The Role of Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Your Treatment Options - Knowing When to Call Your Health Care Team Betwe...

- Overview of Thyroid Cancer - Diagnosis & Staging - Updates on Treatment Options - Clinical Trial Updates - New Treatment Approaches for Refractory Thyroid Cancer - Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain - The Importance of Communicating with Your Health Care Team: Key Questions to Ask - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including T...

- Overview of Renal Cell Cancer, Including Diagnosing & Staging - Current Standard of Care for Early Stage Renal Cell Cancer - Treatments for Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer - New Treatment Approaches - Targeted Cancer Therapies - The Role of Clinical Trials - How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options - Managing Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain - Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tip...

- Overview of Cancer Survivorship - Managing Post Treatment Side Effects/Late Effects - Quality-of-Life Concerns - Fear of Recurrence - Survivors’ Guilt - Finding Your New Normal - The Importance of Treatment Summaries & Encounter Notes - Follow-Up with Your Oncologist & Primary Care Doctor, Including Discussion of Health Screening & Concerns - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine App...

- Overview of the Unique Challenges for Veterans Living with Cancer - Your Veteran’s Identity - Veterans Coping with Cancer - Co-Morbidities Impact on Veterans - Overview & Definition of Fatigue - Evaluation & Treatment of Fatigue - Post-Traumatic Stress, Pain Management & Survivorship - Adherence to Treatment Plans: Taking Your Treatment on Schedule - Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips - Tips...

- Overview of Endometrial Cancer, Including Diagnosing & Staging - Current Standard of Care - New Treatment Approaches - New Treatment for Metastatic Endometrial Cancer - The Role of Precision Medicine, Targeted Treatments & Immunotherapy - The Important Role of the Pathologist - Genetic & Biomarker Testing - Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Treatment Options - Managing Treatment Side Effec...

- Overview of Liver Cancer, Including Current Standard of Care - New Treatment Approaches - Clinical Trial Updates: How Research Increases Your Treatment Options - The Role of Radioembolization - Controlling Symptoms, Treatment Side Effects, Discomfort & Pain - Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips - Communicating with Your Health Care Team About Your Financial Concerns - Guidelines to Prepare for...

- Updates from the 48th Annual SABCS on Diagnostic Testing, Biomarkers, Precision Medicine, Grade & Hormone Receptors - What’s New in the Treatment of ER, PR & HER2 Positive Breast Cancer - Updates from SABCS on Hormone & Targeted Therapy - Chemotherapy Updates from SABCS - Investigational New Drugs in Clinical Trials Reported at SABCS - What’s New in Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects,...

- The Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer - Why Clinical Trials are Important as a Treatment Option for Triple Negative Breast Cancer - What Happens in a Clinical Trial - Stages of Clinical Trials - New Research in the Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) - Investigational New Drugs in Clinical Trials - The Meaning of Informed Consent - Benefits & Risks of Participation - How &...

- Overview of Cancer Treatments - Definition of Adherence: Taking Your Pills on Schedule - Its Important Role in Managing Cancer - Barriers to Taking Your Pills - Practical Tips to Overcome These Barriers, Including Family, Partners & Others - Computer, Tablet & Phone Reminders Including Emails, Texts & Apps - Planning Ahead: Lead Time in Refilling Prescriptions, Weekends, Travel & Holidays - Comm...