Hearing your cancer has returned can feel scary. Join us as we talk together about facing the road ahead after a recurrence of ovarian cancer. From close communication with your medical team to finding the right type of support so you feel less alone, we will talk together so you can find your footing one step at a time. Join us, Let’s Talk About It!
This presentation by Julie Larson, LCSW, discusses the fear of recurrence for women who have just ended their ovarian cancer treatment, and how you can take control of your thoughts and emotions during this difficult time.
Being confronted by our own mortality can bring up a lot of feelings: fear, anger, sadness, helplessness, and few experiences bring us face to face with our own death like a cancer diagnosis. But facing mortality can also be an opportunity to find meaning, live in the moment, and contemplate the mark you want to leave on this world. Attend this program to explore how to acknowledge the inevitable while still allowing yourself to truly live a full life and experience hope.
This presentation is in collaboration with NYU Langone Health.
This slideshow discussion provides tips for women with ovarian cancer on how to navigate your diagnosis in the workplace, from talking to coworkers, paid time off and sick leave, and more.
Caring for yourself throughout the cancer trajectory requires flexibility and awareness. There are different emotions and challenges that occur at the time of diagnosis, during treatment, and months (or even years) after treatment has ended. The way in which you care for yourself surrounded by others, in a professional setting, or in the middle of the night also reinforces the importance of having a wide range of tips and tricks in your toolbox to help you feel more confident and grounded in times of stress. We share practical tips and shared experiences, and build more ideas for the tools you might want to add to your toolbox as you take care of yourself along the way.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Cultivating Resiliencebkling
Resilience is the ability to recover and adapt in the face of stress. Resilience is also a term that refers to a number of skills and characteristics that contribute to our ability to face hardship. Together we can work to name and strengthen the qualities that not only resonate but that you are discovering within yourself as you navigate cancer survivorship.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Fear of Recurrencebkling
A diagnosis of recurrent ovarian cancer can bring many uncertainties and anxieties. Our discussion, lead by Julie Larson LCSW, talks through how you can learn to calm your fears.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Healing the Relationship With Your Bodybkling
Cancer treatment changes the relationship a survivor has with their body. Surgical scars, hair loss, changes in sensitivity, discomfort or pain, and ongoing side effects can be overwhelming and emotional to experience. Feelings of loss, disconnect, anger, and shame are normal to have but can be uncomfortable or complicated to navigate. We discuss the path forward to healing and reclaiming the important relationship with your body post-diagnosis in this presentation.
This presentation by Julie Larson, LCSW, discusses the fear of recurrence for women who have just ended their ovarian cancer treatment, and how you can take control of your thoughts and emotions during this difficult time.
Being confronted by our own mortality can bring up a lot of feelings: fear, anger, sadness, helplessness, and few experiences bring us face to face with our own death like a cancer diagnosis. But facing mortality can also be an opportunity to find meaning, live in the moment, and contemplate the mark you want to leave on this world. Attend this program to explore how to acknowledge the inevitable while still allowing yourself to truly live a full life and experience hope.
This presentation is in collaboration with NYU Langone Health.
This slideshow discussion provides tips for women with ovarian cancer on how to navigate your diagnosis in the workplace, from talking to coworkers, paid time off and sick leave, and more.
Caring for yourself throughout the cancer trajectory requires flexibility and awareness. There are different emotions and challenges that occur at the time of diagnosis, during treatment, and months (or even years) after treatment has ended. The way in which you care for yourself surrounded by others, in a professional setting, or in the middle of the night also reinforces the importance of having a wide range of tips and tricks in your toolbox to help you feel more confident and grounded in times of stress. We share practical tips and shared experiences, and build more ideas for the tools you might want to add to your toolbox as you take care of yourself along the way.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Cultivating Resiliencebkling
Resilience is the ability to recover and adapt in the face of stress. Resilience is also a term that refers to a number of skills and characteristics that contribute to our ability to face hardship. Together we can work to name and strengthen the qualities that not only resonate but that you are discovering within yourself as you navigate cancer survivorship.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Fear of Recurrencebkling
A diagnosis of recurrent ovarian cancer can bring many uncertainties and anxieties. Our discussion, lead by Julie Larson LCSW, talks through how you can learn to calm your fears.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Healing the Relationship With Your Bodybkling
Cancer treatment changes the relationship a survivor has with their body. Surgical scars, hair loss, changes in sensitivity, discomfort or pain, and ongoing side effects can be overwhelming and emotional to experience. Feelings of loss, disconnect, anger, and shame are normal to have but can be uncomfortable or complicated to navigate. We discuss the path forward to healing and reclaiming the important relationship with your body post-diagnosis in this presentation.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Treatment Decision Makingbkling
Making treatment decisions are stressful. The work of understanding complex medical information, crafting questions for your medical team, and trusting oneself is hard. Join us as we break down this intense time in ways that may make it feel more manageable and help you regain a sense of calm as you work hard to care for yourself at each turn in the road. Let’s Talk About It.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - The Power of Traditionsbkling
The holiday season can be a time marked by family and seasonal traditions. Traditions can be comforting and centering in a way that helps us hold onto a sense of normalcy. But this time can also feel hard when the changes in your health seem more obvious compared to other times.
Join us as we talk together about embracing the holiday season with awareness for all the ways you might experience the weeks ahead.
Are you impacted by someone else’s cancer experience? Maybe it’s a loved one, a friend, or someone you’ve connected with online. If so, you may be familiar with compassion fatigue, which often affects people who are repeatedly exposed to loss, pain, and suffering. Join this important webinar where Teresa Deshields, Ph.D., will explain how to identify compassion fatigue and how to manage it. This is a wonderful webinar for caregivers, loved ones, and patients.
Are you impacted by someone else’s cancer experience? Maybe it’s a loved one, a friend, or someone you’ve connected with online. If so, you may be familiar with compassion fatigue, which often affects people who are repeatedly exposed to loss, pain and suffering. Join this important webinar where Teresa Deshields, PhD, will explain how to identify compassion fatigue and how to manage it. This is a wonderful webinar for caregivers, loved ones, and patients.
OBJECTIVES
Identify, Describe and Discuss Trauma and Collective Trauma Describe and Discuss how Holidays are being altered by Covid 19 Identify and Describe How to deal with Holiday Stress
SHARE Presentation: Sexuality and Intimacy after Cancer with Dr. Mindy Schiffmanbkling
The diagnosis and treatment of breast or ovarian cancer can profoundly affect body image, intimacy, and sexuality, leading to concerns about feeling and being desirable, as well as fears of negative reactions from partners. Dr. Mindy R. Schiffman, Clinical Psychologist and Sex Therapist, NYU Langone Fertility Center, will discuss ways to counter the emotional and sexual fallout of a cancer diagnosis and treatment.
OBJECTIVES
- Identify, Describe How Clients and Families Come to your
Practice
- Identify , Describe and Discuss Addiction, Mental Health ,
Chronic Pain and Process Disorders
-Identify how Trauma, Shame ,Guilt, Humiliation, Embarrassment , Grief and Loss Effect Ones Story about Themselves
-Identify how we as clinicians, behavioral health care professionals identify our clients
OBJECTIVES:
Learning how to care for ourselves and not being attached to the problem to find joy in recovery.
Letting Go of what we cannot control.
Learning about SA, MH, CP and other Disorders and how they effect us all.
OBJECTIVES
To Talk about Family, Friends, & Recovery
To Show Ways in Which Family and Friends May Engage In Healthy Communications
To Demonstrate ways in which Families, Friends can take care of themselves
Why we all need to practice emotional first aidTED Talks
We go to the doctor when we feel sick. So why don’t we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness? Guy Winch makes a compelling case to practice emotional hygiene — taking care of our emotions, our minds, with the same diligence we take care of our bodies.
OBJECTIVES:
Identify, Describe How Clients and Families Come to your Practice
Identify , Describe and Discuss Addiction, Mental Heath , Trauma , Chronic Pain and Process Disorders
Identify how Trauma, Shame ,Guilt, Humiliation, Embarrassment , Grief and Loss Effect Ones Story about Themselves
Responding to Cancer | Tips for Anxiety, Stress | ThymicUK & Dimbleby Cancer ...OliverNeely1
Responding to Cancer. An information session helping us to understand our response to cancer diagnosis, ongoing treatment etc..
Advice and tips for dealing with anxiety, stress and emotions for cancer patients, friends and family.
Facing Forward: When Cancer Changes the Road Aheadbkling
A breast or ovarian cancer diagnosis brings unimaginable changes to a woman's life. Join us for a webinar as Julie Larson, LCSW, helps you reflect upon the psychological impact of this diagnosis. Learn how to develop strategies to face the challenges and emotions of your new normal.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Treatment Decision Makingbkling
Making treatment decisions are stressful. The work of understanding complex medical information, crafting questions for your medical team, and trusting oneself is hard. Join us as we break down this intense time in ways that may make it feel more manageable and help you regain a sense of calm as you work hard to care for yourself at each turn in the road. Let’s Talk About It.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - The Power of Traditionsbkling
The holiday season can be a time marked by family and seasonal traditions. Traditions can be comforting and centering in a way that helps us hold onto a sense of normalcy. But this time can also feel hard when the changes in your health seem more obvious compared to other times.
Join us as we talk together about embracing the holiday season with awareness for all the ways you might experience the weeks ahead.
Are you impacted by someone else’s cancer experience? Maybe it’s a loved one, a friend, or someone you’ve connected with online. If so, you may be familiar with compassion fatigue, which often affects people who are repeatedly exposed to loss, pain, and suffering. Join this important webinar where Teresa Deshields, Ph.D., will explain how to identify compassion fatigue and how to manage it. This is a wonderful webinar for caregivers, loved ones, and patients.
Are you impacted by someone else’s cancer experience? Maybe it’s a loved one, a friend, or someone you’ve connected with online. If so, you may be familiar with compassion fatigue, which often affects people who are repeatedly exposed to loss, pain and suffering. Join this important webinar where Teresa Deshields, PhD, will explain how to identify compassion fatigue and how to manage it. This is a wonderful webinar for caregivers, loved ones, and patients.
OBJECTIVES
Identify, Describe and Discuss Trauma and Collective Trauma Describe and Discuss how Holidays are being altered by Covid 19 Identify and Describe How to deal with Holiday Stress
SHARE Presentation: Sexuality and Intimacy after Cancer with Dr. Mindy Schiffmanbkling
The diagnosis and treatment of breast or ovarian cancer can profoundly affect body image, intimacy, and sexuality, leading to concerns about feeling and being desirable, as well as fears of negative reactions from partners. Dr. Mindy R. Schiffman, Clinical Psychologist and Sex Therapist, NYU Langone Fertility Center, will discuss ways to counter the emotional and sexual fallout of a cancer diagnosis and treatment.
OBJECTIVES
- Identify, Describe How Clients and Families Come to your
Practice
- Identify , Describe and Discuss Addiction, Mental Health ,
Chronic Pain and Process Disorders
-Identify how Trauma, Shame ,Guilt, Humiliation, Embarrassment , Grief and Loss Effect Ones Story about Themselves
-Identify how we as clinicians, behavioral health care professionals identify our clients
OBJECTIVES:
Learning how to care for ourselves and not being attached to the problem to find joy in recovery.
Letting Go of what we cannot control.
Learning about SA, MH, CP and other Disorders and how they effect us all.
OBJECTIVES
To Talk about Family, Friends, & Recovery
To Show Ways in Which Family and Friends May Engage In Healthy Communications
To Demonstrate ways in which Families, Friends can take care of themselves
Why we all need to practice emotional first aidTED Talks
We go to the doctor when we feel sick. So why don’t we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness? Guy Winch makes a compelling case to practice emotional hygiene — taking care of our emotions, our minds, with the same diligence we take care of our bodies.
OBJECTIVES:
Identify, Describe How Clients and Families Come to your Practice
Identify , Describe and Discuss Addiction, Mental Heath , Trauma , Chronic Pain and Process Disorders
Identify how Trauma, Shame ,Guilt, Humiliation, Embarrassment , Grief and Loss Effect Ones Story about Themselves
Responding to Cancer | Tips for Anxiety, Stress | ThymicUK & Dimbleby Cancer ...OliverNeely1
Responding to Cancer. An information session helping us to understand our response to cancer diagnosis, ongoing treatment etc..
Advice and tips for dealing with anxiety, stress and emotions for cancer patients, friends and family.
Facing Forward: When Cancer Changes the Road Aheadbkling
A breast or ovarian cancer diagnosis brings unimaginable changes to a woman's life. Join us for a webinar as Julie Larson, LCSW, helps you reflect upon the psychological impact of this diagnosis. Learn how to develop strategies to face the challenges and emotions of your new normal.
Living with uncertainty is one of the harshest realities of a cancer diagnosis. Waiting for scan results or feeling the fear of recurrence are examples of common challenges survivors find difficult to navigate. While it may be unrealistic to think the feeling of uncertainty will completely go away, we discuss strategies to tame the anxiety and find your footing one day at a time. Let’s talk about it!
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Self-Compassion and Cancer AmandaRussell41
The most impactful messages during your cancer survivorship are often the ones you tell yourself. But being patient with our worry, managing the expectations we set for ourselves, and tolerating the discomfort of our sadness is hard work. Join us as we discuss the power of self-compassion and ways you can cultivate a more gentle and forgiving relationship with yourself. Let’s Talk About It.
Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer (Self-Compassion: The Gift You Give Yours...bkling
The most impactful messages during your cancer survivorship are often the ones you tell yourself. But being patient with our worries, managing the expectations we set for ourselves, and tolerating the discomfort of our sadness is hard work. On December 13th, join us as we discuss the power of self-compassion and ways you can cultivate a more gentle and forgiving relationship with yourself. In the season of giving this is a gift you can give yourself. Let’s Talk About It.
Let's Talk About It: Communication, Intimacy, and Sex… Oh My!bkling
Changes to your body are normal to experience related to a cancer diagnosis. But the grief and the learning to live with a changed body take time. But what if you share your body with someone else? What if finding pleasure and connection through intimacy feels like an overwhelming or insurmountable obstacle on your road to healing? Let's talk together about our personal experiences and questions surrounding this important topic of communication and intimacy.
AUTUMN OF LIFE-A LAST GASP-LOSS, GRIEF AND
END- OF- LIFE
MASLOW'S HIERARCHY, ANTICIPATORY GRIEF, DIMENSION OF GRIEVING, GRIEF AWARENESS, Five Wishes, NEEDS OF DYING PERSONS AND SURVIVORS
Let's Talk About It: Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tiredbkling
Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most challenging treatment-related side effects. Your level of cancer-related fatigue may vary from day to day or last for extended periods. Survivors experience fatigue related to cancer treatment, but fatigue can also be a side effect of the logistical, mental, and emotional toll cancer takes on someone. This mental and emotional fatigue can often be minimized and particularly challenging to cope with as a survivor. Learn how to address your fatigue in mindful ways so you can navigate the days ahead.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Working with the Darker Feelings of Can...bkling
eeling sad and building strategies for worry are common and often talked about emotional responses to cancer survivorship. Yet many survivors sit quietly with the unsettled heaviness of resentment, regret, bitterness, or anger. Because these feelings deserve our attention and a safe space to process as well, Let’s Talk About It. Join us as we look at these less often discussed (but just as understandable and normal) ”dark feelings" and find our way to understanding and compassion together.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer - Scanxietybkling
Living with uncertainty is one of the harshest realities of a cancer diagnosis. Waiting for scan results or feeling the fear of recurrence are examples of common challenges survivors find difficult to navigate. While it may be unrealistic to think the feeling of uncertainty will completely go away, join us on as we discuss strategies to tame the anxiety and find your footing one day at a time. Let’s talk about it!
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer (Dealing with Cancer Treatment Burnout)bkling
The ongoing nature of cancer treatment, follow-up care, blood work, and side effect management can feel overwhelming over time. Join us for this discussion as we talk honestly about feelings of cancer treatment burnout, explore strategies for caring for ourselves over the long term, and work together to name what is helpful as we walk one day at a time.
Intergenerational trauma is the transmission of historical oppression and its negative consequences across generations. There is evidence of the impact of intergenerational trauma on the health and well-‐being and on the health and social disparities facing Indigenous peoples in Canada and other countries.
Report Back from SGO 2024: What’s the Latest in Cervical Cancer?bkling
Are you curious about what’s new in cervical cancer research or unsure what the findings mean? Join Dr. Emily Ko, a gynecologic oncologist at Penn Medicine, to learn about the latest updates from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Ko will discuss what the research presented at the conference means for you and answer your questions about the new developments.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer (The Emotional Toll of Treatment Decision...bkling
Making treatment decisions is stressful. The work of understanding complex medical information, crafting questions for your medical team, and trusting oneself is hard. We break down this intense time in ways that might feel more manageable and help you regain a sense of calm as you work hard to care for yourself at each turn in the road. Let’s talk about it.
Report Back from SGO: What’s the Latest in Ovarian Cancer?bkling
Are you curious about what’s new in ovarian cancer research or unsure what the findings mean? Join Dr. Elena Pereira, a gynecologic oncologist at Lenox Hill Hospital, to learn about the latest updates from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Pereira will discuss what the research presented at the conference means for you and answer your questions about the new developments.
Part I - Anticipatory Grief: Experiencing grief before the loss has happenedbkling
Anticipatory grief is the emotional experience when there is an impending loss that will occur. Often, people associate loss and grief with death, this is just one area in which grief and loss can occur. Anticipatory grief is often a slower grieving process marked by intermittent, small or large losses. In the world of cancer, anticipatory grief may show up in a variety of ways, such as before a major surgery, losing hair from chemotherapy treatment or caring for a loved one with advanced cancer.
Learn about anticipatory grief and ways to cope with it. We will also explore methods to heal from this challenging experience.
See it and Catch it! Recognizing the Thought Traps that Negatively Impact How...bkling
A cancer diagnosis is stressful. Feelings of worry, fear, self-doubt, sadness, and loneliness are normal but can feel exhausting and consuming at times. Cultivating a habit of thought-watching and learning to recognize thought traps that might be contributing to our discomfort can help us respond and care for ourselves in helpful ways. Learn more about the connection between what we think and how we feel and what you can do about it that might impact how you feel today. Let’s talk about it.
Advocating for Better Outcomes: Ovarian Cancer and Youbkling
Many parts of your life can affect your health and your cancer risk. Things like your race, ethnicity, where you live, and your finances matter. Even so, how can you get the health care you need and lower your cancer risk? What should you and your family do if you need to speak up?
Join this special talk about knowing your risk, ovarian cancer care, and ways we can speak up to improve our health. provided by two experts from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and SHARE.
Do you want to feel empowered and confident in preserving your independence and lowering your risk for injury? Learn how to reduce the risk of injury, how to fall safely, and maximize quality of life. Avoid common pitfalls and connect with others who share this concern!
Speakers: Ayden Jones, Falls Prevention Consultant and A Matter of Balance Master Trainer, and Janvier Hoist-Forrester, OTS.
Embracing Life's Balancing Act: Part 2 - Fall Action Planbkling
Do you want to feel empowered and confident in preserving your independence and lowering your risk for injury? Learn how to reduce the risk of injury, how to fall safely, and maximize quality of life. Avoid common pitfalls and connect with others who share this concern!
Speakers: Ayden Jones, Falls Prevention Consultant and A Matter of Balance Master Trainer, and Janvier Hoist-Forrester, OTS.
Let's Talk About It: To Disclose or Not to Disclose?bkling
Sharing your cancer diagnosis with others can bring up a range of unexpected feelings and questions. Deciding who you tell, how much to share, and why are all important things to consider. The answer to these questions is personal and it varies not only between survivors but also in different settings and relationships in your life. We talk together about personal experiences and questions surrounding this important topic.
Report Back from SGO: What’s New in Uterine Cancer?.pptxbkling
Dr. Ebony Hoskins, gynecologic oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, provides a comprehensive update from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Hoskins breaks down the research presented at the conference, discusses new developments, and addresses the most pressing questions.
Learn Tips for Managing Chemobrain or Mental Fogginessbkling
Chemobrain, or mental fogginess, is experienced by many patients during and after cancer treatment. But what are some strategies that help?Dennis Lin, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist at City of Hope National Medical Center, will provide tips on how you can manage chemobrain and support better engagement in your daily life.
Vaccines: Will they become a form of Secondary and Primary Breast Cancer Prev...bkling
Our guest speaker Lee Gravatt Wilke, MD, Senior Medical Director at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, explains the current state of vaccine clinical trials in breast cancer followed by a review of the STEMVAC trial, design of the vaccine, and the current state of the accrual and next steps.
Let's Talk About It: Uterine Cancer (Advance Care Planning)bkling
Although it can be a difficult topic, advance care planning is very important for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis. The goal of advance care planning is to set up a plan to make sure you get the care you want in the future. It is critical to prepare for future decisions about your medical care with your family and support system. We discuss how to start and continue those important conversations. Learn about the differences between palliative care and hospice, when to bring up your wishes with your medical team, and how to prepare your family for navigating these decisions.
Moving Forward After Uterine Cancer Treatment: Surveillance Strategies, Testi...bkling
You’ve been treated for uterine cancer. Now what? With surveillance strategies varying from doctor to doctor, it can be hard to know which advice you should follow. Dr. Jennifer Mueller, Head of the Endometrial Cancer Section, Gynecologic Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, delves into surveillance guidelines, which tests to consider, and how to keep an eye out for any symptoms which could indicate recurrence.
Understanding and Managing Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)bkling
Certain chemotherapy drugs can cause chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), which is one of the most common side effects of treatment. Chemotherapy treatments cause peripheral neuropathy by damaging the nerves in the fingers, hands, arms, legs, and feet. This can lead to symptoms including pain, numbness, tingling, and difficulty with mobility, which can greatly impact one’s quality of life. Dr. Anasheh Halabi is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Neuromuscular Medicine at UCLA who specializes in neuropathies and is a leading specialist in caring for patients with neurotoxicities related to cancer drugs. She discusses chemotherapy-related neuropathies, expectations, and management. The perspective of a patient who has experienced CIPN will also be included in the program.
What’s New with PARP Inhibitors and Ovarian Cancer?bkling
PARP inhibitors have revolutionized ovarian cancer treatment, but recent updates to the FDA-approved indications have caused confusion and raised questions for patients. So what do these changes mean? Dr. Thomas Herzog, Deputy Director of the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, discusses the current landscape of PARP inhibitors for ovarian cancer and what it means for you.
Caring for You: The Mental & Emotional Toll of Survivorshipbkling
A cancer diagnosis is stressful. From gathering information about treatment options to navigating relationships with loved ones, it is normal to feel overwhelmed and emotional. This session will provide concrete tools for sharpening self-awareness to better understand needs and gain strategies for coping with intense emotions like worry and fear.
Let's Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer (Shifting Focus: The Relationship with Yo...bkling
Cancer treatment can change the relationship you have with your body. Surgical scars, hair loss, changes in sensitivity, discomfort or pain, and ongoing side effects can be overwhelming and emotional to experience. Feelings of loss, disconnect, anger, and shame are normal to have but can be uncomfortable or complicated to navigate. Join us on Wednesday, February 14th as together we openly discuss the path forward to healing and reclaiming the important relationship with your body post-diagnosis.
Ways to Manage Ovarian Cancer Treatment Side Effectsbkling
Ovarian cancer treatment can cause a variety of unpleasant and sometimes debilitating side effects. So, how do you maintain your quality of life during treatment? Courtney Arn, APRN-CNP, a Certified Nurse Practitioner at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC), discusses the common side effects of ovarian cancer treatment and how you can manage them.
Part II: DCIS Research: De-escalating the Fear of Recurrencebkling
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) can be treated with surgery, or with Active Monitoring for low-risk DCIS. Chemotherapy is not needed, although sometimes radiation or hormone therapy are suggested. Most DCIS never develops into an invasive cancer. In part 2 of the DCIS webinar series, we discuss where research is taking us. For those who have already received treatment and surgery, this will be essential information to learn and share with family and friends so they know their level of risk too. You can also share this information with your medical team to help them keep up with the latest DCIS research and care.
Our panelists, Dr. Shelley Hwang and Deborah Collyar, discuss ways to de-escalate the fear of recurrence and ways to ensure decisions are made without fear.
Couples presenting to the infertility clinic- Do they really have infertility...Sujoy Dasgupta
Dr Sujoy Dasgupta presented the study on "Couples presenting to the infertility clinic- Do they really have infertility? – The unexplored stories of non-consummation" in the 13th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE 2024) at Manila on 24 May, 2024.
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
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Odor Detection Threshold:
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Characteristics of Smell:
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Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
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2. UNDERSTANDA
BLE CONCERNS
• Loss of hope
• Fears of death
• Difficulty with disability
• Impaired quality of life
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3. AT A
CROSSROAD
S
”CAN I CONTINUE?”
• Feel betrayed by body
• Doubt in the efficacy of ongoing treatment
• Frustration with side effects & feeling bad
• Tired of the limits of cancer.
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4. WHEN STRESSED, WE QUESTION…
• How hard is this going to be?
• Do I have the skills?
• Do I have the emotional strength and courage?
• Is there anyone who can help me?
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5. LISTEN &
LEARN
• To the Medical Oncology Team
• Treatment options – Clinical Trials
• Side effect management
• Palliative Care options
• How realistic are my fears?
• To your Survivor Peers
• What questions to ask
• What works for them
• To Yourself
• What matters a great deal to you
• What are your priorities today
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6. THROUGH THE LENS
OF GRIEF
• Denial
• Anger
• Bargaining
• Sadness
• Acceptance
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7. MAKING SENSE OF DENIAL
• Denial can feel like shock or numbness
• Minimizing important information from your medical team that indicates the need to shift
treatment
• Struggle with making decisions or moving forward
• Denial is normal but may be new or seem abnormal for you
• Denial is a protective response that helps pace the way you process an overwhelming
experience
• Over time the feeling of denial begins to shift which leads to anger and sadness
WHEN TO ASK FOR SUPPORT:
If you are avoiding treatment decision making, missing medical appointments, unable to engage
in cancer related conversations about your care needs you may need additional support working
through the feelings of shock and denial.
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8. CHANNELING ANGER IN HEALTHY WAYS
• Anger shows up in many ways from feeling misunderstood or alone to a loss of control or
uncertainty
• Anger has a lot of energy!
• Expressing anger in a healthy way as soon a you recognize the feeling helps. What can you do?
WHEN TO ASK FOR SUPPORT:
If you are feeling angry (irritated, annoyed, impatient) ALL the time, talking with a professional may
help you better understand when you are displacing your anger which can help you feel a greater
sense of control. Anger can be a protective response from feeling the vulnerability of sadness.
Share your feelings Journal
Exercise Change your surroundings – gain perspective
Use humor – sarcasm, wit Walk away
Advocate for yourself or others Deep, slow breathing
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9. BARGAINING IS…
• An effort to regain some sense of control or understanding
• An attempt to escape by reimagining history or creating contingencies
• Can feel like pressure, urgency, desperation, self blame or unrealistic expectations
• “Head heavy” and solution focused
• When you recognize messages with traps (“shoulds”, fortune telling, “yes…but”) turn your attention to
your body. Get grounded.
• Practice messages of self-compassion
WHEN TO ASK FOR SUPPORT:
Worry and fear can cause our minds to work overtime. If you are struggling to ”grab on” to your thinking,
focus on anything other than your diagnosis or feel other normal feelings, getting support from a
therapist or support group can help you move through this stage with insight and awareness.
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10. A TUNNEL OF SADNESS
• Sadness is a vulnerable feeling
• Sadness can impact sleep, concentration, relationships
• Where (or with whom) do you feel safe? Who responds to you in the way you need?
• Do you know what feels comforting for you?
• Name the feeling and lower your expectations for this day
• Create routine and structure in your day
• Connect with others (or a pet) for comfort and calm
WHEN TO ASK FOR SUPPORT:
Sadness is a normal feeling for cancer survivors. But, if you feel fragile in a way that is impacting
functioning or persistent and ongoing talking with a professional who can help determine if medication
(antidepressant or anxiety medication) might be helpful to you.
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11. ACCEPTANCE AND THE ROAD AHEAD
• Acceptance means coming to terms with how things are today
• Letting go of “the fight” often leads to clarity and personal accountability to help you care for
yourself today.
• Acceptance can simply mean “having more good days than bad” or recognizing differences in
yourself as compared to when you first heard the news.
• Acceptance makes space for feeling two conflicting emotions at the same time – uncertainty
and hope; fear and calm; isolation and support.
WHEN TO ASK FOR SUPPORT:
When you are struggling to focus on anything other than the despair of your cancer diagnosis. If
you feel bitter, detached or unable to experience any joy in life. Professional support may help
you gain insight and perspective as you work to connect to a life that is different than you had
hoped.
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12. STAY IN YOUR LANE
Your emotions are influenced by the people
around you.
Hearing variances in treatment plans or follow
up care can cause you to second guess your
treatment.
Schedule Executive Meetings with yourself to
determine the path forward for a set amount of
time.
MAKE YOUR CANCER PERSONAL.
This is your diagnosis. Your survivorship. Your
story.
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13. THE COMFORT (AND
POWER) OF
IMPERMANENCE
Remember your feelings will likely change from day to
day.
Listen closely and work to learn what your feelings are
telling you about your needs.
Ignoring needs and dismissing hard feelings intensifies
distress. (The Fight)
Talking with others can help you work through your
uncertainties in a natural way.
Begin to cultivate a range of coping behaviors that are
helpful to you.
Give yourself grace….. And time.
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