Finishing active breast cancer treatment can bring a sense of transition, but it does not mean that questions about health, recovery and what comes next disappear.
For many people, life after treatment comes with new questions. What is my risk of recurrence? How can I support my nutrition and bone health? Why does my body still feel different? How do I navigate uncertainty, emotions, relationships and returning to everyday life?
With more than 31,000 Canadians diagnosed with breast cancer each year, the need for evidence-based survivorship information continues long after primary treatment ends.
That is why Breast Cancer Canada is bringing together experts and lived experience through The Next Chapter: Navigating Life Beyond Breast Cancer Treatment, a four-part October Education Series focused on the questions that can emerge after active treatment.
Each one-hour virtual session will explore a different aspect of life beyond treatment, providing practical information, opportunities to ask questions and resources to support the next chapter.
Understanding Recurrence Risk
Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET
Dr. Nathalie Levasseur, Medical Oncologist, BC Cancer
For people living with HR+/HER2- early breast cancer, understanding recurrence risk can be an important part of ongoing care.
Dr. Nathalie Levasseur will discuss how clinical and pathological factors, genomic testing and evolving treatment approaches can inform individual risk. The session will also explore endocrine therapy, CDK4/6 inhibitors and the questions patients may want to bring to their care teams.
The conversation will also address fear of recurrence and the uncertainty that can remain after treatment.
Register for Understanding Recurrence Risk
Nutrition After Breast Cancer
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET
Jean LaMantia, RD, Registered Dietitian and Cancer Survivor
Nutrition advice can be overwhelming, particularly when online information ranges from evidence-based guidance to unsupported claims.
Jean LaMantia will provide practical, evidence-based guidance for nutrition after active treatment, including protein and muscle maintenance, weight management, bone health during endocrine therapy and gut health.
The session will also address common nutrition myths and offer practical approaches to building balanced meals without unnecessary restrictions.
Register for Nutrition After Breast Cancer
Living Well: Physical Effects Beyond Breast Cancer Treatment
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET
Voula Pantelis, Breast Cancer Advocate and General Manager, AMOENA Canada
Treatment may end, but physical changes can continue.
This session will explore some of the physical effects that can persist beyond active treatment, including changes following surgery, scar management, compression, lymphedema and returning to physical activity.
Voula Pantelis will also discuss body image, lingering discomfort, travel considerations and ways to approach physical wellbeing in the years following treatment.
Moving Emotions Forward: Root to Rise
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET
Jacqueline Beatty, Breast Cancer Survivor and Founder, Rising Lotus
The transition beyond treatment can bring complicated emotions. Uncertainty, changing priorities and questions about identity can all become part of navigating life after breast cancer.
Jacqueline Beatty will explore emotional transitions following treatment and introduce the Root to Rise framework, with a focus on self-awareness, emotional regulation, boundaries and reconnecting with personal values and priorities.
The session will also consider the transition back to work, relationships and everyday routines.
Register for Moving Emotions Forward
Continuing the Conversation Beyond Treatment
Survivorship is not one experience. The questions people have, the physical effects they experience and the support they need can vary throughout their lives.
The Next Chapter brings together medical expertise, practical guidance and lived experience to help address some of those questions.
All four sessions will be delivered virtually and recordings will be available following each webinar.
Whether you have recently completed treatment, have been living beyond treatment for years or are supporting someone you care about, these sessions are designed to provide information you can bring into your own care and conversations with your healthcare team.
Because finishing treatment is not the end of the questions. Progress means continuing to close the gaps in support, information and care throughout the breast cancer experience.
The Next Chapter: October Education Series
October 1: Understanding Recurrence Risk
October 8: Nutrition After Breast Cancer
October 15: Living Well: Physical Effects Beyond Breast Cancer Treatment
October 22: Moving Emotions Forward: Root to Rise
All sessions are free and virtual.
