Palliative care & symptom management: Improving quality of life in metastatic breast cancer

Living with metastatic breast cancer often means navigating ongoing treatments, symptoms, and side effects that can impact daily life. This session will help you understand how palliative care can help manage symptoms such as pain and fatigue, as well as support emotional well-being. Pallavi Kumar, MD, MPH explains what palliative care is, what it isn’t, and how to access it. About the speaker Dr. Pallavi Kumar is a medical oncologist and palliative care physician at Penn Medicine, where she serves as the section chief of oncology palliative care within the division of hematology-oncology. She is also an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about the Thriving Together: 2026 Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer here: https://www.lbbc.org/community/events/metsconf26 At Living Beyond Breast Cancer, we make sure people facing breast cancer have the support they need. We’re here with real answers, real stories, and real help—every step of the way. Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingbeyondbreastcancer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/living-beyond-breast-cancer Instagram: https://instagram.com/livingbeyondbc YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/LBBC1991