Apr 14, 2009 1:05 pm US/Eastern
Breast Cancer Groups Set Unprecedented Symposium
Susan G. Komen For The Cure And Other Major Groups To Meet, Reveal Latest Info., April 26 At 92nd Street Y
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
The Greater New York Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and two other major breast cancer organizations will gather at New York City's 92nd Street Y April 26 for an unprecedented symposium on the lastest information about the disease.
Komen, along with the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, will bring together some of the world's best experts on breast cancer to discuss the most recent developments in detection, research and treatment. The symposium is unprecedented because it will be the first time the three groups have come together to produce a joint event.
The following is from the 92nd Street Y:
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THE PARTNERSHIP SYMPOSIUM:
CONQUERING BREAST CANCER
Sunday, Apr 26, 2009, 12:00 noon – 5:45 pm
AN UNPRECEDENTED GATHERING OF BREAST CANCER RESEARCHERS at the 92nd Street Y
Presented in partnership with the
Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade,
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the
Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
New York, NY: March 16, 2009 – Many experts now believe that breast cancer is conquerable. But the torrent of information about the latest breast cancer research, treatment options and prevention can be confusing and overwhelming. On Sunday, April 26, the 92nd Street Y brings together three of the leading breast cancer organizations, top scientists and researchers, and breast cancer survivors to provide clear and current information on the disease. "The 92nd Street Y is dedicated to providing information that helps people make informed decisions," said Stacey Eisler, Deputy Director of the 92nd Street Y May Center for Health, Fitness and Sport. "With scientific communities moving toward collaboration, we thought it was time for our community to benefit from such cooperation. We are thrilled to have some of the most respected names in the breast cancer field as our partners in this unprecedented gathering."
The symposium's opening session offers an update on current research from leading scientists in the field – senior scholar for the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade (Paul E. Goss, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FRCP), and the chief scientific advisors of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Larry Norton, M.D.) and Susan G. Komen for the Cure (Eric P. Winer, M.D.), moderated by broadcast journalist Emily Senay, M.D. The closing session, moderated by NBC Today anchor, Dateline correspondent and breast cancer survivor Hoda Kotb, features a panel of prominent women who share their experiences with breast cancer. Four concurrent lectures are offered between the plenary sessions, and participants may attend any two. Throughout the afternoon, from 12 to 4 pm, professional staff from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) offer free information on cancer prevention, care and support services.
The Sunday afternoon symposium runs from 12:30 to 5:45 p.m. Tickets are $39 and include the opening and closing general sessions and a choice of two concurrent sessions in-between.
The 92nd Street Y, which is committed to making its programs available to everyone, is working with MSKCC's Breast Examination Center of Harlem and MSKCC's affiliated organization, the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention, to provide a limited number of clinic patients and volunteers with free admission to the symposium. The Y encourages those who may be unable to attend the symposium for financial reasons to apply for assistance through the Y's scholarship program, which awards $1 million in scholarships annually to 92Y programs.
Taking the Symposium Nationwide
In addition to the hundreds of people who may attend the symposium at the 92nd Street Y, hundreds more – in Idaho, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ontario and elsewhere – are planning to participate via the 92nd Street Y's satellite broadcast program, Live from NY's 92nd Street Y™, a subscription service that brings the Y's programming to communities around North America. For more information about this or other broadcasts, visit www.92y.org/live.
Symposium Schedule
BREAST CANCER: HOW BRIGHT IS THE HORIZON?
Opening Session, 12:30 pm
LARRY NORTON, MD, Deputy Physician-in-Chief for Breast Cancer Programs, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
PAUL E. GOSS, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FRCP (UK) director of Breast Cancer Research at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
ERIC P. WINER, MD, Director of the Breast Oncology Center and Chief of the Division of Women's Cancers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
EMILY J. SENAY, MD [Moderator], Director of the Master of Public Health Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and longtime CBS News Correspondent
The senior scholar of the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade and the chief scientific advisors of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure discuss the latest breakthroughs on breast cancer risk reduction, diagnostic tools and disease management strategies.
CONCURRENT SEMINARS
First Session 2:00 pm | Second Session 3:30 pm
• SCREENING, SELF-EXAMINING AND SURVIVING
Laura Liberman, MD, FACR, Director of Breast Imaging Research, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Presented in partnership with the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade.
• THE GENETIC VIEW: IS IT ALL IN THE FAMILY?
Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Presented in partnership with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
• CONTEMPORARY RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST CANCER
Malcolm C. Pike, PhD and Anne Moore, MD
Lynne D. Abraham Seminar: Presented in partnership with the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
• NAVIGATING BREAST CANCER NATURALLY
Barrie Cassileth, PhD, Chief of the Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Presented by the 92nd Street Y May Center for Health, Fitness & Sport.
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS: SURVIVORS SHARE THEIR STORIES
Closing Session, 4:45 pm
Mary Jo Codey, Dana Cowin, Geralyn Lucas, Betty Rollin and Stacey Sager
Hoda Kotb, moderator
Hoda Kotb, network news correspondent and breast cancer survivor, leads an inspiring discussion among women who were struck by breast cancer but found the strength to face their diagnoses. Mary Jo Codey is former First Lady of New Jersey; Dana Cowin is editor-in-chief of Food & Wine magazine and a judge on Bravo's Top Chef; Geralyn Lucas is former director, Talent Relations and Corporate Communication at Lifetime Television and the author of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy; Betty Rollin is a former news correspondent and the author of First You Cry; Stacey Sager is a New York City television news reporter.
About the Partners
For over 134 years, the 92nd Street Y has been serving its community and the world by providing exceptional programs in virtually every discipline and activity – the arts, culture and public discourse, Jewish life and education, health and fitness, professional and recreational classes for adults and a huge range of family and children's programs, from parenting to summer camp. A multifaceted institution, the 92nd Street Y is uniquely positioned to educate the community about critically important health issues and to provide access to the latest scientific advances in preventing, treating and surviving breast cancer. For more information, please visit www.92Y.org.
Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade
The Avon Foundation for Women, a 501(c)(3) public charity, was founded in 1955 to improve the lives of women and their families, and today brings this mission to life through a focus on breast cancer and domestic violence. The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade launched in 1992 and has now reached 55 countries, raising awareness and funds for access to care and finding a cure for breast cancer, with a focus on the medically underserved. The Speak Out Against Domestic Violence initiative was launched in 2004 and has expanded to 45 countries to support awareness, education, community outreach, direct service programs and prevention of domestic violence, with a new focus on access to justice for victims. Through 2008, Avon global philanthropic efforts have raised and awarded more than $660 million worldwide. For information visit www.avonfoundation.org.
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and translational research. The Foundation supports scientists at top universities and academic medical centers worldwide conducting the most advanced and promising breast cancer research that will help lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime. A minimum of 85 cents of each dollar donated to the Foundation goes directly to breast cancer research and awareness programs. In 2008 BCRF awarded grants of over $34.5 million to 166 researchers worldwide. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org.
The Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
Komen Greater NYC was founded in 1990 and provides breast health education, screening, treatment, and other services to underserved individuals in the five boroughs of New York City, on Long Island, and in Westchester and Rockland Counties. Since its inception, Komen Greater NYC has raised over $45 million. Susan G. Komen for the Cure was founded in 1982 on a promise between sisters and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Komen has invested more than $1.3 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the leading source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer. For more information: www.komennyc.org or 212-560-9590.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is the world's oldest and largest private institution devoted to prevention, patient care, research, and education in cancer. Our scientists and clinicians generate innovative approaches to better understand, diagnose, and treat cancer. Our specialists are leaders in biomedical research and in translating the latest research to advance the standard of cancer care worldwide. For more information, go to www.mskcc.org.
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