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Breast Cancer

Breast cancer accounts for approximately 30 percent of all new cancers in the United States. Estimates show 288,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed annually. Risk for breast cancer increases with age, but is also dependent on other factors such as genetic mutations, health history, etc. Breast cancer variations also occur depending on race and ethnicity.

Advances in early detection and treatment have helped to reduce breast cancer mortality, however disparities remain among cancer patients. ACCC education programs examine the latest multidisciplinary education and resources regarding health disparities in breast cancer care, the latest clinical advances, and initiatives that aim to improve the quality of breast cancer patient care.

Metastatic Breast Cancer Resources

While breast cancer is a high-profile disease, receiving significant private and public research funding and focused awareness and prevention initiatives, patients with metastatic breast cancer face unique challenges.

Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Resources

ACCC supports multidisciplinary breast cancer care teams with education and resources in areas such as HR+, HER2-, HER2+, Triple Negative, and BRCA testing.

CDK inhibitors Management

CDK 4/6 inhibitors have transformed the treatment landscape for patients with early and metastatic hormone receptor positive (HR+), HER2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer, offering significant improvements in progression-free survival and overall outcomes, especially when combined with hormone therapy.

Supportive Care Strategies for Promoting Health Equity in Patients with Breast Cancer

Access ACCC resources to address barriers to supportive oncology services for underserved populations with breast cancer.

On-Demand Webinars

Cancer Buzz Podcasts

  • A One-Stop Breast Clinic Improves Time to Diagnosis and Patient Satisfaction — [MINI PODCAST] Ep 159
    Jul 16, 2024

    This accelerated delivery platform improves clinic workflow and speeds up breast cancer diagnosis and treatment planning. 

  • Social Determinants of Health in Metastatic Breast Cancer – [Mini Podcast]  Ep 154
    May 30, 2024

     

    Social determinants of health have been proven to impact access to care, but further delineation is necessary to describe their effect on treatment selection itself. To mitigate this knowledge gap, the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) sought to identify the impact that social determinants of health may have on guideline-concordant treatment selection in hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative, metastatic breast cancer and early breast cancer. 
  • Improving Care Delivery to Patients Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer – [Podcast] Ep 151
    May 3, 2024

    Addressing this issue required a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach that involved engaging the cancer center leadership across 3 treatment departments—medical, radiation, and surgical oncology—administration, physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), patient navigation, genetic counseling, scheduling, imaging, lab, and pathology. The primary goals of the initiative were to transform patient experience and improve timeliness to care for every newly diagnosed patient.

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