Understanding the Important Role that Biomarker Testing Plays in Informing the Treatment of Cancer

Topics Covered

• Overview & Definition of Biomarkers
• What are Some Examples of Biomarker Testing
• How Biomarker Testing Provides Useful Information for Cancer Treatment
• Why the Molecular Portrait of Cancer is so Important
• The Role of the Pathologist
• Benefits of Biomarker Testing & Precision Medicine
• Predicting Response to Treatment
• Clinical Trials: How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options
• Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
• Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth Appointments with Your Health Care Team, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Mark G. Kris, MD

William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology, Attending Physician, Thoracic Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

Al B. Benson, III, MD, FACP, FACCC, FASCO

Professor of Medicine, Associate Director for Cooperative Groups, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Jill R. Murrell, PhD, FACMG

Director, Genomic Diagnostics Laboratory, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Research Center

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.

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