Event Date: 
Friday, February 11

All February 2011 Events

Lead Text: 

"Caring For Your Bones When You Have Breast Cancer: What's New?"
Friday, February 11, 2011, from 1:30pm--2:30pm, Eastern Time

Workshop Topics include:
Screening for Bone Health and Risk Factors; Prescription Medication to Promote Bone Health; The Role of Nutrition, Exercise and Calcium Supplements; Breast Cancer, Bone Loss and Bone Metastases; Clinical Trials; Controlling Pain and Discomfort; Doctor-Patient Communication; Questions from our Panel of Experts.

Speakers:

Hope S. Rugo, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Director, Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Joseph M. Lane, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Chief of Metabolic Bone Disease, Hospital for Special Surgery

Julie Silver, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Douglas E. Peterson, DMD, PhD
Professor, Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, Chair, Program in Head & Neck Cancer and Oral Oncology, Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Connecticut Health Center

Patricia Spicer, MSW, Breast Cancer Program Coordinator, CancerCare

For more information and Sign-up, visit CancerCare.