University of Missouri Health Care providers will be hosting two presentations on breast cancer topics in October.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018

When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Where: Country Club of Missouri, 1300 Woodrail Ave., Columbia

Title: Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Now What?

Presented by Gregory Biedermann, MD, and Stephen Colbert, MD

Topics: Radiation therapy options for early stage breast cancer, when radiation therapy can safely be avoided, options for breast reconstruction post-mastectomy

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018

When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, October 11, 2018

Where: Country Club of Missouri, 1300 Woodrail Ave., Columbia

Title: Current Trends in Breast Cancer Treatment

Presented by Emily Albright, MD, and Nicole Nelson, DO

Topics: Basics of breast cancer, trends in breast cancer surgery, role of neoadjuvant (pre-treatment) chemotherapy, role of genetic testing and genetic tumor profiling to guide treatment

These are free events with lunch provided at 11:30 a.m. and a presentation at 12 p.m. Please RSVP to starkch@health.missouri.edu by Friday, Oct. 5.