Current NBCC members have access to live webinars led by some of the leading scientists, researchers, and advocates in the breast cancer field.
Topics include updates on current breast cancer research, clinical trials, issues of disparities in the breast cancer space, NBCC’s public policy work, and many more.
NBCC Webinar: Faster Access or Stronger Evidence? What Patients Want from Cancer Drug Approval
When: September 18, 2026, 11 AM EDT
Speakers: Robin Forrest, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science, Huseyin Naci, PhD, Professor, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
How should the FDA balance faster access to new cancer drugs with the need for strong evidence that treatments help patients live longer or live better? Join Dr. Robin Forrest and Dr. Huseyin Naci to discuss their recent JAMA Network Open study examining how people with breast cancer view this trade-off—and when they believe uncertainty about a new drug’s benefits is, and is not, acceptable.
On August 21, NBCC welcomed Drs. Oluwasegun Akinyemi, Miriam Michael, Robin Williams, and Shari Lawson for a discussion of their recent JAMA Network Open study examining whether expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act was associated with better survival for women with breast cancer. The researchers analyzed nearly 1.6 million women ages 40–64 diagnosed with breast cancer between 2006 and 2021, comparing outcomes in states that expanded Medicaid with those that did not. They found that Medicaid expansion was associated with a 4.8% lower risk of death overall and an absolute 1.4 percentage-point reduction in mortality at five years—equivalent to about 1,400 fewer deaths for every 100,000 women with breast cancer.
Watch as Dr. Sarah Lima discusses how historic redlining continues to shape disparities in breast cancer risk and survival today. Drawing on findings from her doctoral research at the University at Buffalo, Dr. Lima made a compelling case that breast cancer outcomes cannot be fully understood—or addressed—without grappling with the legacy of structural racism and disinvestment.
See below for a list of NBCC’s past webinars. If you are interested in viewing a recording of one or more of the presentations, please contact Skye Wilson. Please note that recordings are only available to current members of NBCC. You can renew your membership here.
