Spinning Science for MBC Patients - A 5 Workshop Series

Spinning Science Series for MBC. 

Knowledge is power and will help you become a better advocate for yourself (or others). In this series of workshops we will work to understand some basics of MBC as well as molecular biomarkers (like DNA and proteins)  in order to better understand our pathology reports, biomarkers, and some available treatments, including clinical trials. Finally, we will give you tools that will enable  you to  find the high quality health information you need. 

Each interactive workshop will last an hour and 15 minutes with about 15 minutes of pre work (to introduce you to the topic and pick up some basic information) and 15 minutes of post work, applying what we have learned. We will meet Wednesdays starting October 11th at 7 pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PT on Zoom for 5  sessions, with an added BONUS 6th session to be announced at a later date.  We hope you can make every session, but know things happen! We will record any lecture from sessions and provide you with pdf versions of all notes and worksheets. If you attend the first session we will also send you a Project Life Spinning Science binder  to organize  your notes, pdf's, and worksheets. 

Those who attend ALL sessions will be awarded a certificate of completion.  

(recorded sessions, notes, worksheets  are only for participants who are registered and attend 70% of classes) 

Registration is open until September 25th and closes after we reach 20 registrations.  A waitlist will then be started. 

Disclaimer! We are not medical doctors or oncologists; this is for informational purposes only. Always talk to your doctor!

Content by meeting: 

October 11 - The Basics of Metastatic Breast Cancer 101 - 102

October 18 - Your Pathology Report 

October 25 - ADC's, CDK's, SERD's, - what does it all mean?

November 1 - Clinical Trials 

November 8 - Medical science literacy: how to vet good information 

November 15 - BONUS class (topic to be released on October 18) 

We invite you and your caregiver(s) to attend this educational series.  Each session builds upon the next.  You will walk away armed with information that you can use right away.  

Your professor:   Amy Beumer 

Amy was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer in 2017 and metastatic in 2020. In her previous life she was a biology professor teaching various microbiology and introductory biology courses as well as conducting research in drinking water microbiology and team learning. Currently, she is upping her knowledge of breast cancer research, advocating, educating, and getting as much traveling, hiking, reading, gardening and time with friends and family in as possible.

Twitter: @amybeumer