Below you will find transcripts and audio files from past Young Survival Coalition programs and events including the Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer, Young Perspectives Teleconferences and our Metastatic Breast Cancer Programs.

To access transcripts online, click on any of the titles below to open a copy with Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, download it here for free. To listen to any of the MP3 files below (marked with an asterisk), click on the titles to download and listen to using your computer's media player.

Medically Speaking

Medical updates on detection, diagnosis, treatment and evidenced-based research presentations.

• *Gaining a Better Understanding: Breast Cancer and the Environment – 2/27/09
  Speaker: Janet Gray, PhD. Speaker presentation: Critical Periods of Breast Development.
  
  
• *Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS): Understanding Your Diagnosis and Treatment Options – 2/27/09
  Speaker: Powel Brown, MD, PhD
  
  
• What's New: Medical Advances for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer – 2/23/08
  Speaker: Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH
  
  
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Issues and Updates – 2/23/08
  Speaker: Edith A. Perez, MD
  
  
• Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Research and Treatment Update – 2/22/08
  Speaker: Clifford A. Hudis, MD
  
  
• Update on San Antonio: Breast Cancer in Young Women – 1/24/06
  
  
• Highlights of the Fifth Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer – 3/28/05
  
  
• Update on San Antonio: Breast Cancer in Young Women – 1/13/05
  

Quality of Life

Information on side effect management, sex and sexuality, intimacy, relationships, fertility and reconstruction.

• *Question and Answer Session with Dr. Winer and Dr. Harpham – 2/28/09
  Speakers: Wendy S. Harpham, MD, FACP and Eric P. Winer, MD
  
  
• *Practical Tools for Living with a History of Breast Cancer – 2/28/09
  Speaker: Anita C. Broxson, MSN, RN, OCN
  
  
• *Adoption: Options, Challenges and Successes – 2/28/09
  Speaker: Allison Rosen, PhD
  
  
• Managing Your Weight After Breast Cancer – 2/24/08
  Speaker: Faith D. Ottery, MD, PhD, FACN
  
  
• Breast Reconstruction: Exploring Your Options – 2/23/08
  Speaker: Karen Horton, MD, MSc, FRCSC
  
  
• Getting Your Groove Back: For Women in Partnered Relationships – 2/23/08
  Speaker: Erin Hoschouer-Lapham
  
  
• Menopause and Mental Pause: Managing Side Effects – 2/23/08
  Speaker: Patricia A. Ganz, MD
  
  
• Sexuality and Intimacy Part II: Issues Addressed, Questions Answered – 9/26/06
  
  
• Sexuality and Intimacy: Issues Addressed, Questions Answered – 6/21/06
  
  
• Fertility and Pregnancy After Breast Cancer – 10/25/04
  
  
• Breast Cancer and Fertility: A Teleconference for Patients and Survivors – 10/11/04
  
  
• My Mommy Has Breast Cancer – 9/20/04
  

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Medical and psychosocial information for young women living with metastatic breast cancer.

• *Advanced Breast Cancer Living with Uncertainty – 2/27/09
  Speaker: Mary K. Hughes, RN, CNS
  
  
• Advanced Breast Cancer in Young Women: What's New on the Medical Front - 12/19/2006

Complementary Approaches

Information about complementary modalities, exercise, wellness, and inspirational presentations.

• *Journaling: Healing with Words – 3/1/09
  Speaker: Howard M. Rice
  
  
• Tools for Your Journey: Courage, Faith and Hope – 2/24/08
  Speaker: Zora Brown
  
  
• Evidence-based Complementary Medicine: An Update for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer – 9/25/07
  

Special Populations

Presentations that highlight the unique issues of young women in particular populations as well as friends, family and caregivers.

• *Women who Partner with Women – 3/01/09
  Speaker: Mindy R. Schiffman, PhD
  
  
• Partners in Survival, for Men Only – 2/25/07
  Speaker: Matthew J. Loscalzo, MSW
  
  
• Unique Issues of Young Lesbian and Bisexual Cancer Survivors – 3/20/07
  
  
• How Does Breast Cancer Affect Young Women of Diverse Backgrounds? – 2/01/06
  

Practically Speaking

Information about managing finance, workplace issues, legal and insurance matters.

• *Navigating Your Health Insurance – 3/01/09
  Speaker: Tami Lewis, RN, CCM
  
  
• *Professionally Speaking: Managing Cancer and Career – 2/27/09
  Speakers: Kate Sweeney; Joanna L. Morales, Esq.; Debu Tripathy, MD
  
  
• Professionally Speaking: Knowing Your Rights in the Workplace – 2/24/08
  Speaker: Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW, LCSW-R, ACSW, BCD
  

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Matters

Overviews and practical information.

• *Taking Control: How To Manage End-of-Life Issues – 2/28/09
  Speaker: Mary K. Hughes, RN, CNS
  
  
• Taking Control and Managing End-of-Life Issues – 2/23/08
  Speaker: Debra K. Thaler-DeMers, BSN, RN, OCN, PRN-c
  

For more information on these and other YSC programs, please visit our Programs page.