So What’s New in Breast Cancer?
Saturday, May 2, 2009
3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Join us for our annual armchair discussion on what is
new in the world of breast cancer. A look at the 2008
year in review with a provocative group of speakers
from different disciplines and diverse perspectives.

Moderator: Abigail Trafford, Washington Post

Panelists:

• Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D., City of Hope National Medical Center/Beckman Research institute
• L. Kim Lyerly, M.D., Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Barnett Kramer, M.D., M.P.H., National Institutes of Health
• Joy Simha, Young Survival Coalition

NBCC/F: A Conscience of the Movement and a Catalyst for Change
Sunday, May 3, 2009
8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

NBCC has spent the last 18 years challenging business as usual, developing strategies for meaningful change and then acting to make it happen. Learn about the future of NBCC’s continuing role as the conscience of the breast cancer movement and as a catalyst-sparking revolutionary thinking and decisive action on our agenda to end breast cancer.

Speaker: Fran Visco, J.D., President, National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund

How Will Health Care Reform Impact Breast Cancer?
Sunday, May 3, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Healthcare reform is now squarely on the national agenda and various approaches, proposals and tools, are being considered to get us there. How will the proposed approaches impact people with breast cancer? What will specific tools, such as health information technology and comparative effectiveness research, have to do with reform? Should cost effectiveness play a role and are we willing to give up some access to achieve overarching reform? Finally, how can we assure that this process results in an affordable, evidence based and ethical system?

Moderator: Cindy Pearson, National Women’s Health Network

Panelists:

• Otis Webb Brawley, M.D., American Cancer Society; Emory University
• Gail Wilensky, Ph.D., Project HOPE
• Lee Newcomer, M.D., M.H.A. United Health Care
• Shirley Brown, J.D., Women of Color Breast Cancer Survivors’ Support Group
  

Getting Back to Basics:
What Do We Actually Know About Breast Cancer?
Sunday, May 3, 2009
3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

What is it we actually know about the science of breast cancer and about the right treatments? This session will explore the reality of breast cancer, separating fact from hype and promise. We will question some of the
broadly held assumptions about breast cancer, and the evidence we have about its biology and the treatments women receive.

Moderator: Rosemary Rosso, J.D., Metropolitan Washington, DC Chapter of NBCC

Panelists:

• Susan Love, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S., The Dr. Susan Love Foundation
• Thea Tlsty, Ph.D., UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Mary L. Dsis, M.D., Washington University
• Amy Bonoff, Share
  

Controversy Session:
Is It Time to Change Medical Practice for Breast Cancer?
Monday, May 4, 2009
8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
A discussion on the research pointing to a reevaluation of the widespread use of anthracylcines to treat breast cancer.

Moderator:
Fran Visco, J.D, President, National Breast Cancer Coalition

Panelists:

• Harold Burstein, M.D. Breast Oncology Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Dennis Slamon, M.D., Ph.D., University of Los Angeles, CA

Politics And Breast Cancer:
New Congress, New Administration… What Will They Do?
Monday, May 4, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Hear from key policy makers on how the New Congress and Administration are dealing with research funding and health care reform. How can advocates influence this process?