The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Medical Symposium held at the Waldorf=Astoria, NYC on Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Symposium Topic:
"Beyond the Headlines: Hype vs. Hope in Breast Cancer Research and Management in the News"
Symposium Opening:
Welcome Myra Biblowit, BCRF President
Introduction:
Larry Norton, MD, BCRF Scientific Director
Panel Discussions:
Denise Grady, Health & Science Writer, The New York Times, opens panel discussions with questions about breast cancer prevention.
Response by:
Nancy Davidson, MD (panelist)
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
George Sledge, MD (panelist)
Should patients be given a mammogram based on breast density?
Response by:
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
Explanations of different types of breast cancer.
Response by:
Charles Perou, PhD (panelist)
Explanations of targeted therapies and their impact on breast cancer treatment.
Response by:
Charles Perou, PhD (panelist)
Neal Rosen, MD, PhD (panelist)
George Sledge, MD (panelist)
Nancy Davidson, MD (panelist)
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
Discussion of breast cancer prognostic tools, and for treating recurrence and metastasis.
Response by:
Charles Perou, PhD (panelist)
Nancy Davidson, MD (panelist)
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
George Sledge, MD (panelist)
Neal Rosen, MD, PhD (panelist)
What do we know about young women with Stage 4 breast cancer right off the bat?
Response by:
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
Neal Rosen, MD, PhD (panelist)
George Sledge, MD (panelist)
Deliberation on evidence for environmental causes of breast cancer.
Response by:
Nancy Davidson, MD (panelist)
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
Link between weight gain, exercise, and development of breast cancer.
Response by:
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
Neal Rosen, MD, PhD (panelist)
Can viruses cause breast cancer?
Response by:
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
Charles Perou, PhD (panelist)
Best practices in current mammography and screening techniques.
Response by:
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
Nancy Davidson, MD (panelist)
George Sledge, MD (panelist)
Panelists' wish-list for next steps in breast cancer research and treatment.
Response by:
Nancy Davidson, MD (panelist)
Charles Perou, PhD (panelist)
Neal Rosen, MD, PhD (panelist)
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
George Sledge, MD (panelist)
Q&A Topics and Discussion:
Dr. Clifford Hudis (moderator) begins Question and Answer session
"Should women get an annual mammogram?"
Response by:
Clifford Hudis, MD (moderator)
Larry Norton, MD (from the audience)
Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH (from the audience)
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
"Are there breast cancer drugs that will not cause heart damage, or other side effects?"
Response by:
Clifford Hudis, MD (moderator)
Neal Rosen, MD, PhD (panelist)
George Sledge, MD (panelist)
"Do breast cancer prevention methods differ for pre- vs. post-menopausal women?"
Response by:
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
Pamela Goodwin, MD, MSc., FRCP(C) (from the audience)
Patricia Ganz, MD (from the audience)
"How close are we to having an effective breast cancer vaccine?"
Response by:
Neal Rosen, MD, PhD (panelist)
Laura Esserman, MD (panelist)
Robert Vonderheide, MD, D.Phil (from the audience)
"Can estrogen prevent breast cancer?"
Response by:
Patricia Ganz, MD (from the audience)
Closing Remarks:
Clifford Hudis, MD (Moderator)
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