September 18th, General Program

Registration

Breakfast

Exhibitor's Showcase

Welcome

Holly Mitchell
Mistress of Ceremonies

Marion H. E. Kavanaugh-Lynch, M.D, M.P.H.,
Director of CBCRP

Anne Wallace, M.D.
Breast Cancer Research Council Chair

Breakout Session 1

“Gene, Environment, and Ethnicity”

Moderators:

Melissa Bondy, Ph.D.
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Vicki Boriack
Community Health Partnership of Santa Clara County

A Case-control Study of Breast Cancer in Asian-Americans
Anna H. Wu, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

Vitamin D and Genetic Susceptibility
Sue Ingles, Dr. P.H.
University of Southern California

Metabolism of Environmental Chemicals as Breast Cancer Risk
Regine Goth-Goldstein, Ph.D.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

“Normal Breast and Biomarkers”

Moderators:

Robert Cardiff, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

Liz Lostumbo
National Breast Cancer Coalition

BRCA1 Regulation in Breast Cancer: A Rat Mammary Model
Donna Williams-Hill, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

Role of Steroid Hormones in Normal Breast Development and Cancer
G. Shyamala, Ph.D.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Control of Growth and Invasion in Normal vs. Cancerous Breast Cells
Pierre Desprez, Ph.D.
California Pacific Medical Center

Plenary Discussion Session

“Avenues for Breast Cancer Prevention”

Moderator:

Barbara Brenner
Breast Cancer Action

Environmental Influences on Breast Cancer — Suggestions for Environmental Policy
Ana M. Soto, M.D.
Tufts University

Our Changing Lifestyle — Social Policy and Individual Choices
Graham Colditz, M.D., Dr. P.H.
Harvard University

Practicality of Chemoprevention — Promise and Pitfalls
Richard R. Love, M.D.
University of Wisconsin

Approaches for Implementation: Communication, Education and Creating Change
Cynthia Pearson
National Women's Health Network

Lunch

Cornelius L. Hopper Award Presentations

Keynote Speaker:
Susan Love, M.D.
Breast Cancer — A Work in Progress

Poster Viewing

More than 80 CBCRP researchers will present their most recent findings

Communities and Science

Learn about ways community members and organizations can get involved in research.

Breakout Session 2

“Education and Support”

Moderators:

Roshan Bastani, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles

Terri O'Hara
Lesbian Cancer Support Services

Emotions and Cancer Progression
Janine Giese-Davis, Ph.D.
Stanford University

Promoting Breast Cancer Education in Vietnamese Americans
Stephen McPhee, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco

Screening Mammography Prevalence in an Urban Underserved Area
Bruce Allen, Dr. P.H.
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science

“Emerging Breast Cancer Treatments”

Moderators:

Gail Eckhardt, M.D. University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center Karen Lewkowitz Y-ME Breast Cancer Network of Arizona

Pre-Clinical Cryosurgery Testing for Breast Cancer Treatment Boris Rubinsky, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Leukocyte Recruitment, Angiogenesis and Breast Cancer P. Sriramarao, Ph.D. La Jolla Institute for Experimental Medicine

HER-2 Receptor-Directed Therapy for Breast Cancer Richard Pietras, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Closing Ceremonies

Holly Mitchell

Breakout Session Moderators

Slide Preparation Room