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We’re on a mission to end breast cancer forever. Join us.
Every three minutes a woman in the U.S. is diagnosed with breast cancer. Every 13 minutes one woman dies of breast cancer. It is tragic that America’s racial and ethnic minorities, the poor and those with little or no health insurance are the most likely to be in the second group.
Come hear from breast cancer experts about the latest in research and what’s on the horizon. And as we discuss the promise of these advancements we will highlight the importance of greater government investment in helping discover and deliver the cures.
Join us for breakfast and a poster session from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by “State of Breast Cancer Research and Cancer Policy” panel discussion and luncheon with keynote speaker, Eric Winer M.D., Susan G. Komen for the Cure Chief Medical Advisor and Director of Breast Oncology Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Moderator – Brian Gibbs, PhD, Director of the Program to Eliminate Health Disparities, Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health
Opening Remarks – Miriam May, Executive Director, Massachusetts Affiliate, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
State of Breast Cancer and Cancer Policy – Cindy Geoghegan, Executive Advisor, Scientific Community Relations, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Breast Cancer Research Panel: Discovering the Cures
- Risk and Prevention – Judy Garber M.D. M.P.H., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Director, Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Translational Research and Personalized Therapies – Steven Isakoff M.D. Ph.D., Assistant in Medicine, MGH Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Pathology and Tissue – Laura Collins M.B.B.S., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Associate Director, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Delivering the Cures Panel
- Disparities of Outcomes Research – James Michaelson Ph.D., Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School & Division of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Komen-funded “Long Term Quality of Life in Black Women Breast Cancer Survivors” – Dr. Margaret Barton-Burke, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- A Survivor’s Story – Erin DeRosa, Breast Cancer Survivor
- Cancer as a Policy Issue - Nick Littlefield, Partner, Foley Hoag and former Staff Director and Chief Counsel for Senator Edward Kennedy
Lunch & Keynote Address: Addressing Opportunities and Challenges to Discover and Deliver the Cures – Eric P. Winer, MD, Chief Scientific Advisor, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and Director, Breast Oncology Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The program flyer is avilable here.
A Legislation Luncheon will be held on Friday, April 11 at the Massachusetts State House Great Hall. Join Former State Treasurer Shannon O’Brien as she moderates our panel of experts’ discussion on “Closing the Gap” in access to quality breast health services in Massachusetts. Hear from elected officials, health care professionals and breast cancer survivors and activists. We need you and your passion for change to ensure that all women are given the same opportunity to survive breast cancer. More information about this second program is available here.