Breast Cancer
Patient Reported Outcomes/Survivorship
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits 1.00
CAMPEP Credits: 1.00
MDCB Credits: 1.00
Leah Katz, MD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Lawrence, NY
Dr. Strauss will start by discussing optimal ways to identify high risk patients, approaches to patient education for all women, with a specific focus on those women disproportionately affected by BCRL/UED, and clinical workflows for high risk patients/ those who have already developed BCRL/UED. Additionally, Dr. Strauss will discuss how radiation field design, extent of dissection, and various patient factors influence the risk of BCRL/UED. Next, Dr. Jordan discusses specialized techniques of ILR in preventing BCRL/UED in high-risk patients, and how the anatomy of lymph node dissections can provide insights for RT planning optimization. Next, Dr. Spiegel will discuss optimizing ILR through techniques in radiation planning, including contouring of anastomotic clips as organs at risk (OAR,) and creating dose constraints for these OARs. Additionally, Dr. Spiegel will discuss how much coverage each axillary level needs in various clinical scenarios, thereby helping us develop a general planning template that can be applied to various patients. Lastly, we will hear from Ms. Kim, an amazing breast cancer survivor treated with radiation at NYU Radiation Oncology. She is a puppeteer for Sesame Street, for whom they created the first ever Asian American puppet which she performs for. Her story is extremely relevant, as she suffered from lymphedema, directly affecting her career. For this, she has achieved many awards and has been celebrated in the news. She will discuss the personal impact BCRL has made on her life, and why it is so important our field continues to reduce this risk for all women.
Speaker: Leah Katz, MD – Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Speaker: Jonathan Strauss, MD, MBA – Northwestern University
Speaker: Sumanas Jordan, MD, PhD – Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Speaker: Daphna Spiegel, MD, MS – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Speaker: Kathy Kim – NA
Speaker: Leah Katz, MD – Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Speaker: Leah Katz, MD – Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons