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In this on-demand webinar series, CURE partnered with City of Hope to discuss how patients with breast cancer can best communicate with their care team.
In part three of CURE’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month webinar series on effective care team communication, we partnered with City of Hope to learn more about how patients with breast cancer can talk with their care team about every aspect of their diagnosis and treatment.
We spoke with Dr. Joan Mortimer, medical oncologist and Baum Family Professor in Women’s Cancers, and Louise Wong, nurse practitioner of medical oncology, both of whom are from City of Hope, to discuss what patients can do to prepare for appointments, ask effective questions and how the broader breast cancer community can support patients with this communication.
Summary:
0:13 — Preparing for Appointments
2:51 — Challenges in Communication
6:20 — Success Stories of Effective Communication
8:41 —Support Through the Greater Breast Cancer Community
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