Hot Topics in Breast Cancer

In this video, Melissa Louise Pilewskie, MD, faculty member in the department of surgery and director of the Breast Care Center at Michigan Medicine, discusses:

• exciting research in breast cancer for postmenopausal patients, including work on identifying women at lower risk for disease progression;
• recent advancements, such as the approach to chemotherapy in this patient population;
• how indications for genetic testing in breast cancer are expanding “across the board”;
• racial disparities, such as access to care and limited clinical trial enrollment;
• survivorship considerations, from managing symptoms of menopause to monitoring bone density; and
• the need for personalized treatment options and for ways to reduce risk factors for recurrence.

Disclosure: Pilewskie reports no relevant financial disclosures.