Breast Cancer Talk with Chris Hickey

The treatment options for breast cancer management have advanced at an impressive rate due to medical researchers working together to find innovative ways to combat an all too familiar form of cancer. Using medical illustrations (not photos), this presentation begins with the anatomy of the breast at the tissue and cellular levels to describe the origins of cancer cells within the breast. Next, the audience is shown the development of breast cancer and how systems are used to stage the development when describing and monitoring the growth. At the cellular level, various characteristics of breast cancer cells are described which serve as targets for current treatment options. At the molecular level, common genetic mutations are discussed, and the audience is shown how these mutations can contribute to the development of breast cancer. The presentation concludes with how breast cancer treatments target the altered molecular mechanisms that resulted from the common…