A Message from Evelyn Lauder, Founder and Chairman
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation began in 1993 and I am so proud of what we, together, have accomplished in our 15 years of funding the best, the brightest, the most ambitious, innovative breast cancer researchers and clinicians in the world. Ten years ago we could not have hosted the Symposium we had in October 2008, about the specific differences among cancer cells, because we didn't have the scientific language to talk about these differences. When you see this kind of knowledge, this kind of sharpening and precision of understanding at the forefront of breast cancer research, you know that the tireless commitment of our researchers is paying off.
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BCRF's Symposium and Luncheon
Cloudy skies did not dampen the enthusiasm of guests attending the October 29th BCRF Annual Symposium and Awards Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Rachel Roberts, anchor of ABC News Good Morning America, and herself a breast cancer survivor, spoke movingly about her personal experience and heralded Evelyn Lauder for establishing BCRF and the ever-growing "team of champions" it supports.
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2008 Symposium:
Not All Cancer Cells Are Alike
The morning commenced with an enlightening Symposium entitled, Not All Cancer Cells Are Alike: Identifying The Cells That Grow Into Cancers and What We Can Do About Them. The seminar featured a stellar panel of six of the world's leading breast cancer experts sharing the latest information on the specific differences among cancer cells.
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The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and translational research. The Foundation currently supports 172 scientists at top universities and academic medical centers worldwide conducting the most advanced and promising breast cancer research that will lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime.
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