Wednesday, October 30, 2024
7:00pm Eastern
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Join us for an informative and interactive session with Dr. Carol Kuhle and Dr. Allison Quick on GSM management in breast cancer survivors. We will discuss both controversies and strategies around the use of vaginal estrogen therapies and vaginal laser procedures.
Simply suggesting any treatment containing estrogen can strike fear into a breast cancer survivor's heart. And this is understandable, given the fact that estrogen suppressing therapies are frequently used in cancer treatment. However, the relationship between estrogens and breast cancer is complex. At times the use of topical vaginal estrogens may be appropriate. How can we help survivors and their other medical providers feel more comfortable with the use of topical hormonal treatments when appropriately prescribed?
Vaginal laser is commonly being used for "vaginal rejuvenation" in the community and private practice setting and women pay thousands of dollars out of pocket to have it done. Some data supports a benefit for vaginal effects from cancer treatments; however, the data are conflicting and large prospective randomized trials are lacking. Is this a treatment that should be considered for women with cancer suffering from vaginal and sexual side effects from their treatment? 
Allison Quick, MD, is an Associate Professor of radiation oncology who specializes in treating patients who have been diagnosed with gynecologic cancers at The OSUCCC – James. She is also the Clinical Director of Brachytherapy and Gynecologic Cancers. She serves on the NRG cervix and vulvar cancer core committee and is also a member of such professional organizations as the American Society of Radiation Oncology, the American Brachytherapy Society, and the Alliance for Clinical Trials for Oncology. Her research focuses on cancer survivorship and side effects associated with radiation therapy and brachytherapy.
Carol L. Kuhle, DO, MPH, is a Consultant and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as well as the Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. She is presently the Director of the Menopause and Women’s Health Clinic at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, which specializes in complicated menopausal hormonal and sexual health issues for adult women with a special focus on cancer survivorship. She is a Certified Menopause Practitioner with over 20 peer-reviewed publications, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer.
