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Opinion|Videos|August 22, 2023

Barriers to Optimal Care in Patients With HR+/HER- Breast Cancer

Author(s)Naomi Dempsey, MD, Nadia Nocera Zachariah, MD, Priya K Bhatt, APRN

Key opinion leaders detail various barriers to optimal care for patients with HR+/HER2- breast cancer, including transportation issues, financial difficulties, lack of family support, and challenges in coordinating care among different medical specialists.

Episodes in this series

EP. 1 Importance of Multidisciplinary Care for Patients With HR+/HER- Breast Cancer

EP. 1 Importance of Multidisciplinary Care for Patients With HR+/HER- Breast Cancer

EP. 2 Barriers to Optimal Care in Patients With HR+/HER- Breast Cancer

EP. 2 Barriers to Optimal Care in Patients With HR+/HER- Breast Cancer

EP. 3 Clinical Scenario: A 60-Year-Old Woman With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer

EP. 3 Clinical Scenario: A 60-Year-Old Woman With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer

EP. 4 Considerations for Chemotherapy Dosing in Patients With HR+/HER- Breast Cancer

EP. 4 Considerations for Chemotherapy Dosing in Patients With HR+/HER- Breast Cancer

EP. 5 Helping Patients With HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer Access Abemaciclib

EP. 5 Helping Patients With HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer Access Abemaciclib

EP. 6 Updates in Adjuvant Therapy for HR+/HER- Breast Cancer From ASCO 2023: The NATALEE Trial

EP. 6 Updates in Adjuvant Therapy for HR+/HER- Breast Cancer From ASCO 2023: The NATALEE Trial

EP. 7 Monitoring and Treating Lymphedema in Patients With HR+/HER- Breast Cancer

EP. 7 Monitoring and Treating Lymphedema in Patients With HR+/HER- Breast Cancer

EP. 8 Frontline CDK4/6 Inhibitors in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

EP. 8 Frontline CDK4/6 Inhibitors in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

EP. 9 Considerations for Use of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

EP. 9 Considerations for Use of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

EP. 10 Common Toxicities of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Patients With HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

EP. 10 Common Toxicities of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Patients With HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

EP. 11 Utility of Primary Tumor Surgery for De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer

EP. 11 Utility of Primary Tumor Surgery for De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer

EP. 12 Unmet Needs in the Treatment of HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

EP. 12 Unmet Needs in the Treatment of HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

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