“Lunch and Learn” Breast Cancer: No Longer One Disease

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When: Tue., Oct. 18, 12-1 p.m. 2016

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Presenter: Martin Oster, MD, Oncologist, ColumbiaDoctors. Notable board-certified oncologist with NYP/Hudson Valley Hospital’s Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, will discuss how breast cancer is now divided into several types depending on hormone receptors and HER2 status. Knowledge of the different types allows oncologists to use targeted treatment approaches with the goal of improved patient outcomes.