Understanding and reducing risk of breast cancer recurrence

A breast cancer diagnosis affect your physical and emotional well-being. It makes the future seem uncertain. In part one of our two-part webinar series, "Navigating risk of recurrence after an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis," Monique Gary, DO, MSc, FACS, will empower you to learn about your risk of recurrence, share what you can do to reduce your risk, and learn coping strategies to manage fear of recurrence.

Learn how testing may help you make more informed treatment decisions, predict your personal risk of recurrence, and hear about treatments that may be available to reduce risk. We will also talk about changes you can make right away to help improve your quality of life and lower risk of recurrence.

About our speaker:
Monique Gary, DO, MSc, FACS, is a member is LBBC’s medical advisory board and is a board certified, fellowship trained breast surgical oncologist and biotech leader practicing in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gary holds multiple faculty appointments in surgery and is an associate professor in the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

Read more about Dr. Gary: https://www.lbbc.org/about-us/medical...

About our moderator:
Ebony-Joy Igbinoba is a former LBBC Young Advocate and is passionate about advocating for social justice, with a keen interest in advocacy for breast cancer and neurodiversity.

Read more about Ebony-Joy: https://www.lbbc.org/about-us/leaders...

Watch part 2 of this series:    • Managing fear of breast cancer recurrence  

Learn more about genomic testing: https://www.lbbc.org/about-breast-can...

To get support for fear of recurrence, visit: https://www.lbbc.org/about-breast-can...

Chapters:
00:00 - 03:06 Introduction
3:07 - 6:42 Background
6:43 - 21:31 Predictive & prognostic markers
21:32 – 30:25 Precision wellness
30:26 – 33:37 What’s next after treatment?
33:38 – 35:48 Sleep
35:49 – 37:23 How to know if treatment is working
37:23 – 38:56 When can biomarker tests be used?
38:57 – 42:04 Advice for marginalized people
42:05 – 44:15 Hot flashes
44:16 – 45:11 The Mediterranean diet
45:12 – 48:27 Mental health
48:28 – 50:26 Triple-positive/HER2+
50:27 – 54:09 Ki67 and your pathology report
54:10 – 55:30 Your background noise
55:31 – 56:16 Alcohol consumption
56:16 – 1:00:01 When you want to change a medication
1:00:02 - 1:03:18 Final thoughts

At Living Beyond Breast Cancer, we make sure people facing breast cancer have the support they need. We’re here with real answers, real stories, and real help—every step of the way.

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