2010 Breast Cancer Symposium - News for Patients

The 2010 Breast Cancer Symposium will be held October 1-3, 2010, at the Gaylord National Hotel in suburban Washington, DC (National Harbor, MD). This two-and-a-half day Symposium is designed as an interactive and specialized meeting that will highlight clinically relevant and translational science with supporting education sessions on topics ranging from screening and treatment to pathology and current controversies in the field.

Watch this page for news for patients from this meeting! Patient advocates interested in registering for this meeting should email patientadvocates@asco.org.

For more information on the agenda, visit www.breastcasymposium.org.

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2009 Breast Cancer Symposium - News for Patients

The 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium was held October 8-10, 2009, in San Francisco, CA. The three-day multidisciplinary symposium is intended for individuals with clinical and/or research interests in the prevention, screening, evaluation, and management of breast cancer, including medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists.

To learn more about the scientific research highlights announced at the symposium, read the newsletter Cancer Advances: News for Patients From the 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium or listen to a Special Cancer.Net Podcast: 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium Highlights, with Lori Pierce, MD.

The ASCO Cancer Foundation and ASCO gratefully acknowledge Susan G. Komen for the Cure® as the Primary Supporter of the 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium.

The ASCO Cancer Foundation held a complimentary Public Forum about breast cancer that brought leading national breast cancer experts to the San Francisco Bay area. The forum took place on October 7, 2009.

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2008 Breast Cancer Symposium - News for Patients

The Breast Cancer symposium expanded in 2008 to a three-day multidisciplinary symposium, co-sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Breast Disease, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and the Society of Surgical Oncology The symposium was intended for individuals with clinical and/or research interests in the prevention, screening, evaluation, and management of breast cancer, including medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists. It was held September 5-7, 2008, in Washington, D.C.

The ASCO Cancer Foundation and ASCO gratefully acknowledge Susan G. Komen for the Cure® as the Primary Supporter of the 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium.

Listen to an MP3 recording of Cancer Advances: A Public Forum on Breast Cancer, which was presented by The ASCO Cancer Foundation at the 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium (39.4 MB file). The forum featured leading breast cancer experts discussing key issues and advances that affect patients, survivors, caregivers, friends, family and everyone who is concerned about breast cancer.

Read Cancer Advances: News for Patients from the 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium for the latest research to come out of the symposium.

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2007 Breast Cancer Symposium - News for Patients

The American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Breast Disease, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and the Society of Surgical Oncology co-sponsored a two-day, multidisciplinary symposium on breast cancer on September 7 - 8, 2007 in San Francisco, California. The symposium is intended for individuals with clinical and/or research interests in the prevention, screening, evaluation, and management of breast cancer, including medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists. The two-day meeting offers presentations on the latest multidisciplinary research, as well as related educational sessions.

The ASCO Foundation gratefully acknowledges Susan G. Komen for the Cure as the Major Supporter of The 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium.

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Last Updated: May 19, 2010