The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Medical Symposium held at the Waldorf=Astoria, NYC on Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Symposium Topic:
"Breast cancer is a global problem. BCRF is part of the solution."
Introduction:
Evelyn H. Lauder
Founder and Chairman, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Panel Moderator:
Clifford Hudis, MD
Chairman, BCRF Scientific Advisory Committee
Chief, Breast Cancer Medicine Service and Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Panelists:
Martine J. Piccart-Gebhart, MD, PhD
Professor of Oncology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Director of the Medicine Department
TRANSBIG and Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium.
Eduardo Cazap, MD
President, Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology (SLACOM)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ephrat Levy-Lehad, MD
Director, Medical Genetics Institute
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Larry Norton, MD
Chairman, BCRF Executive Board of Scientific Advisors
Deputy Physician-in-Chief of Memorial Hospital
with responsibility for Breast Cancer Programs
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Alan Ashworth, BSc, PhD, FRS
Professor, Molecular Biology and Director,
The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
Jose Baselga, MD
Chairman and Professor of Medicine, Medical Oncology Service
Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
Q&A Topics and Discussion:
Gene Sequencing to determine family heritage
Response by:
Mary-Claire King, PhD (off camera)
Comments by: Clifford Hudis, MD (Moderator)
BRCA-1 in Nigeria
Response by:
Funmi Olopade, MB, BS, FACP (off camera)
Use of Herceptin with chemotherapy following surgery
Response by:
José Baselga, MD (Panelist)
Clifford Hudis, MD (Moderator)
Research and diagnosis for younger women
Response by:
Ephrat Levy-Lahad, MD (Panelist)
Larry Norton, MD (Panelist)
Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH (off camera)
Clifford Hudis, MD (Moderator)
Post-Op use of Herceptin, Part I
Response by:
Martine Piccart-Gebhart, MD (Panelist)
Edith Perez, MD (off camera)
Comments by: Clifford Hudis, MD (Moderator)
Post-Op use of Herceptin, Part II
Response by:
Eduardo Cazap, MD (Panelist)
Martine Piccart-Gebhart, MD (Panelist)
Larry Norton, MD (Panelist)
Alan Ashworth, BSc, PhD, FRS (Panelist)
Comments by: Clifford Hudis, MD (Moderator)
Prevention (The Cardiovascular Model)
Response by:
Clifford Hudis, MD (Moderator)
John Forbes, MB, BS (off camera)
Powell Brown, MD, PhD (off camera)
Walter Willett, MD, Dr.PH (off camera)
Birth weight as a risk factor in breast cancer
Response by:
Walter Willett, MD, Dr.PH (off camera)
Risk modifiers for BRCA carriers
Response by:
Ephrat Levy-Lahad, MD (Panelist)
Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH (off camera)
Mary-Claire King, PhD (off camera)
Cancer stem cell research
Response by:
Clifford Hudis, MD (Moderator)
Martine Piccart-Gebhart, MD (Panelist)
Eduardo Cazap, MD (Panelist)
José Baselga, MD (Panelist)
Closing Remarks:
Evelyn H. Lauder
Founder and Chairman, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
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