Thank you for attending our 21st Annual Cancer Conference on Friday, November 15. We hope you enjoyed the day and were able to gain valuable information! Please see the titles below for access to the speaker’s presentations.
Unique Event
This is a one-of-a-kind, full-day event that has a strong, loyal following and attracts new attendees each year. It brings together patients in treatment, long-term survivors, caregivers, medical and psychosocial professionals, and community organizations.
World-Renowned Speakers
Distinguished professionals share the latest developments in a wide range of topics around treatment and supportive care for breast and ovarian cancer.
Agenda
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Registration | Breakfast | Resource Fair
9:30 – 9:40 a.m.
Welcome, Rina Bello, BACC Executive Director and
Yisroel Quint, Board President
9:40 – 10:35 a.m.
Nutritional Terrains of Cancer—How to Empower yourself with Nutrition, Natalie Ledesma, MS, RDN, CSO, CLT
(Slides available upon request. Please contact the BACC Helpline at 650-326-6686 or info@bayareacancer.org.)
10:35 – 10:50 a.m.
Personal Story: My Route Through the Breast Cancer Map,
Samira Daswani
10:50 – 11:40 a.m.
When Sex Takes a Backseat: Navigating your way back
to a fulfilling sex life during and after cancer,
Leah Millheiser, M.D., MSCP (presentation slides)
11:40 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Lunch | Resource Fair (ends after lunch)
12:40 – 1:30p.m.
Breakout Session I
- Sleep Disruption After Cancer: Tips and Tools to Regain Healthy Sleep, Michelle Primeau, M.D. (presentation slides)
- Navigating Fertility and Family-Building after a Cancer Diagnosis, Catherine Benedict, Ph.D., Pamela Simon, MSN, CPNP, CPON (presentation slide)
- An Empowering Approach to Getting the Support You Need, Rebecca Bloom (presentation slides)
1:35 – 2:25 p.m.
Breakout Session II
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Updates,
Amina Chaudhry, M.D. - Rethinking Ovarian Cancer,
Michael A Bookman, M.D. (presentation slides) - Updates in Systemic Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer,
George Sledge, M.D. (presentation slides)
2:25 – 2:30 p.m.
Break & Clients Return to the Auditorium
2:30 – 3:20 p.m.
The Epic 8 Lifestyle Competencies for Wellness: From Diagnosis to Survivorship, Jennifer Ashby, DAOM, LAc. (presentation slides)
3:20 – 3:30 p.m.
Conference Closing, Rina Bello, BACC Executive Director
Our Sponsors
Resource Fair
Our resource fair provides the opportunity for partners to interact directly with conference attendees. Exhibitor details coming soon!
Change the way people experience cancer.
Your philanthropic support of BACC’s conference makes cutting-edge cancer information and critical resources accessible to anyone facing breast or ovarian cancer. Your investment also helps people build relationships with others in similar situations and connects them with the 50+ programs and services BACC offers, free of charge.
BACC serves approximately 3,165 each year. For more information about the BACC community and the powerful way you can help improve the lives of those facing cancer, visit bayareacancer.org.
For More Information
For any additional conference questions, please email our Director of Programs and Services, Sonia Sifuentes, at sonia@bayareacancer.org.
For information about sponsorship opportunities, please email Catherine Fleres, Philanthropy Coordinator, at catherine@bayareacancer.org.
You can watch recordings from our 2022 Annual Cancer Conference
on our YouTube channel here.
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