Palliative care & symptom management: Improving quality of life in metastatic breast cancer

Palliative care & symptom management: Improving quality of life in metastatic breast cancer

Living with metastatic breast cancer often means navigating ongoing treatments, symptoms, and side effects that can impact daily life. This session will help you understand how palliative care can help manage symptoms such as pain and fatigue, as well as support emotional well-being. Pallavi Kumar, MD, MPH explains what palliative care is, what it isn’t, and how to access it. About the speaker Dr. Pallavi Kumar is a medical oncologist and palliative care physician at Penn Medicine, where she serves as the section chief of oncology palliative care within the division of hematology-oncology. She is also an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about the Thriving Together: 2026 Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer here: https://www.lbbc.org/community/events/metsconf26 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. Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingbeyondbreastcancer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/living-beyond-breast-cancer Instagram: https://instagram.com/livingbeyondbc YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/LBBC1991

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Menopause management, HRT, and shared decision-making: Hot topics in breast cancer care

Menopause management, HRT, and shared decision-making: Hot topics in breast cancer care

People diagnosed with breast cancer are looking to their healthcare team for clear, evidence-based guidance on managing menopausal symptoms. As research and recommendations continue to evolve, convers...

26 Aug 1h

Menopause & breast cancer: Understanding symptoms and finding support

Menopause & breast cancer: Understanding symptoms and finding support

As if breast cancer and its treatment weren’t enough, menopause can bring another layer of challenges to everyday life. Hot flashes, sleep problems, joint pain, changes in sexual health and desire, an...

18 Aug 50min

Integrative oncology: Tending the inner self—a writing workshop

Integrative oncology: Tending the inner self—a writing workshop

Hosted in partnership with Project Life “Tending the inner self” is a quiet, supportive writing workshop for those living with metastatic breast cancer. Together, we’ll use simple writing prompts to ...

20 Mai 30min

Addressing trauma and emotional support in MBC

Addressing trauma and emotional support in MBC

Living with metastatic breast cancer involves navigating layered trauma: the personal histories we carry, the emotional shock of a metastatic diagnosis, and the ongoing stress of treatment, uncertaint...

20 Mai 1h 3min

Talking together: Strengthening communication between people living with MBC and their loved ones

Talking together: Strengthening communication between people living with MBC and their loved ones

This interactive session is designed to help everyone involved communicate more openly, honestly, and effectively — together. People living with metastatic breast cancer and their caregivers often st...

20 Mai 1h

Making sense of insurance in MBC: Navigating coverage to reduce financial pressure

Making sense of insurance in MBC: Navigating coverage to reduce financial pressure

Hosted in partnership with Triage Cancer A metastatic breast cancer diagnosis may involve treatment changes and significant life transitions, each with financial implications. This session will outli...

20 Mai 49min

From information to empowerment: Understanding pathology reports and scans in MBC

From information to empowerment: Understanding pathology reports and scans in MBC

Hosted in partnership with Project Life Information can be overwhelming—but when you know how to use it, it becomes the power to make choices with confidence. In this session, you will learn directly...

20 Mai 1h 6min

Clinical trials in MBC: Information and access

Clinical trials in MBC: Information and access

Hear about some of the latest clinical trials in metastatic breast cancer. Learn why they are important, how to find and participate in them, and the importance of reducing barriers so more people hav...

20 Mai 55min

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