Progress in the Treatment of Endometrial Cancer

Topics Covered

• Overview of Endometrial Cancer, Including Diagnosing and Staging
• Current Standard of Care
• New Treatment Approaches
• New Treatment for Metastatic Endometrial Cancer
• The Role of Precision Medicine, Targeted Treatments, and Immunotherapy
• The Important Role of the Pathologist
• Genetic and Biomarker Testing
• Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Treatment Options
• Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort and Pain
• The Benefits of Communicating with Your Health Care Team
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, and Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Floor J. Backes, MD

Professor, Fellowship Director, Director of Clinical Research, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Paulina Ramirez, MD

Gynecology Oncology Fellow, UT Health San Antonio

Sarah E. Kerr, MD

Pathologist, Hospital Pathology Associates, Divisions of Cytopathology, Pulmonary, Gynecologic and Molecular Pathology, Allina Health Laboratories, Allina Health Cancer Institute

Corby Arthur

Endometrial Cancer Patient, SHARE Uterine Cancer Patient Support Coordinator, SHARE Cancer Support

Cassie Spector, MSW

Breast and Gynecological Cancers Program Coordinator, CancerCare

Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW

Senior Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

Brochure

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