Past Events

Sign on to our HealthUnlocked metastatic breast cancer community and get your questions about how to cope with the side effects of treatment answered live by board certified nurse practitioner at Medstar Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Theresa L. Harrington, MSN, ANP-BC, OCN. Join the conversation to get answers to your pressing questions about managing side effects. SHARE Metastatic Breast Cancer Community on HealthUnlocked To participate in this program, you need to log in to our HealthUnlocked community: SHARE Metastatic…

Join our landscape discussion on April 30th at 2 pm ET with Danny Welch, PhD Komen Scholar and Adjunct Professor of the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Kansas. Sign up today and send your questions in advance!   Danny Welch, PhD Komen Scholar and Adjunct Professor @Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Kansas Dr. Welch is a cancer biologist who is best recognized for his contributions to understanding the genetic basis of metastasis, having discovered eight…

Join us for our next webinar: Roadmap to Resiliency: Medical Perspectives and Strategies for Managing Distress with Arash Asher, MD, Director, Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship, Cedars-Sinai. This webinar will focus on tools to help you manage distress including finding meaning in difficult times, managing fear, and developing coping strategies for the road ahead. Email Bonnie Beckoff for more information. This webinar is made possible with generous support from: Cooperative Agreement DP14-1408 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Siegmund and Edith Blumenthal…

with Amy M. Kusske, MD, Co-Director, University of California Los Angeles Santa Monica Breast Center

Things are changing fast, and we know people have questions about how COVID-19 may impact their jobs, insurance, and finances. This webinar, will provide up-to-the-minute information about changes to health insurance and employment, including new options for paid sick leave, paid family leave, and unemployment benefits. We will also cover recent changes and new rules that may impact an individual’s financial situation, including access to life insurance, cash assistance, student loans, mortgages, evictions, utilities, and more. State approaches to the…

Understanding how federal and state laws, employer policies, and disability insurance work together is key to being able to take time off work, maintain an income, and protect one's job and employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. There are also options for caregivers who need to take time off work. This session will cover the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family & Medical Leave Act, state leave laws, and disability insurance options, and explain how they can work together. Presented by Joanna Morales,…

The news and guidelines on COVID-19 continue to change every day.  Join us on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 2 pm EDT/11 am PDT to hear the latest information for those living with metastatic cancer from Dr. Starr Mautner, Breast Surgical Oncologist, Miami Cancer Institute.