On-demand content

As we prepare to welcome you to the 2024 Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer, discover these new and existing recordings from our YouTube channel that we have curated to help you to learn more and live well with metastatic breast cancer.

*New* Treatment resistance in metastatic breast cancer

Speaker: Nancy U. Lin, MD

A goal of treatment is to keep metastatic breast cancer from growing or spreading. But what are the reasons a treatment works for a time and then stops, or works well for one person but does little for another? In this newly recorded session, Dr. Lin explores what we know about why cancers become resistant to effective treatments, and what researchers are learning about how to make them respond again. Understand how the cancer subtype and other factors could influence your treatment choices.

Bone mets

Speakers: Carmen Bergom, MD, PhD and Katherine N. Weilbaecher, MD

The bones are the most common place for breast cancer to spread. In this session, learn about treatment options, and get strategies to limit side effects, manage bone pain, and maintain bone strength. We also discuss how to understand screening tests, and share updates on clinical trials, studying new treatments and quality of life.

Brain mets

Speaker: Priscilla Brastianos, MD

Gain an understanding of how treatment for brain mets differs from other sites of metastasis and the reasons why. Learn about the latest treatment approaches – both local treatments and full-body treatments – and look at the next generation of care. This session is brought to you in partnership with the American Brain Tumor Association.

Supporting someone you love with MBC

Speakers: Thasheena Cutno; John Flak; and Celeste Vaughan-Briggs, LCSW

An MBC diagnosis affects not only the person diagnosed but also the people who care about and share in their lives. As a care partner, fears for the future, juggling everyday matters, and navigating communication are just a few of the challenges you may face. This session explores these issues shares tools for managing your stress so you can provide the best care for your loved one.

Sex & Intimacy

Speaker: Don Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO

Loss of sexual desire, or diminished, painful, or absent sensations? Explore the physical challenges of intimacy while dealing with a long-term illness. Gain effective strategies for managing the impact of treatment on arousal and sexual function. Learn about helpful resources as well as tools for improving your sexual health.

Parenting with MBC

Speaker: Cynthia Moore, PhD

People with metastatic breast cancer face complex challenges as they navigate disease and treatment uncertainty and raise children. This video explores these challenges and offers strategies for managing them. This video is for women or men who are partnered or single and parent children of any age.

Telling Stories, Making Meaning

A metastatic breast cancer diagnosis can change everything around you. You may be left wondering: What do I do now? Who can help me? What happens next? Watch this video series to hear 9 women living with MBC share personal stories, candid insights, and practical tips to make meaning for themselves and others. 

BeACTive

Instructor: Sami Mansfield, ACSM-CET, PN1

Three-week exercise series features 9 workouts for about 20 minutes each and is designed especially for people with breast cancer.