2nd International Breast Symposium

A programme of lectures from renowned American & European breast centres

PLEASE NOTE This event has now taken place.

Royal Society of Medicine
London
W1G 0AE

2nd Oct 08 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm

Followed by champagne reception and buffet

Topics & Speakers

International Keynote Speakers

Identification and Management of the Patient at High Risk for Breast Cancer due to Family History
Dr. Robert Smith, Director of Cancer Screening, American Cancer Society (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

Breast Cancer Risk and Genetics
Highlights of the Philadelphia Consensus Conference
Prof. Roland Holland, Pathologist at the Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Current Status and Future Role of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Prof. Ingvar Andersson, Associate Professor of Medical Radiology, Malmo University Sweden (Malmo, Sweden)

UK Speakers

Audit of LBI Activity and Possiblities of Tailoring Breast Screening for Individual Woman
Dr. Nick Perry, Director, London Breast Institute (LBI)

Intra Operative Radiotherapy
Prof. Michael Baum, Chairman, LBI International Research Board

Oncoplastic Surgery and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Prof. Kefah Mokbel, Consultant Breast Surgeon, St George's Hospital and Princess Grace Hospital and Lead Breast Surgeon LBI

Who is the Leader of the Pack?
Dr. Michael Michell, Clinical Directory of the Breast Screening Programme, King's College Hospital & National Training Centre

Both Sides of the Coin - Expectations and Experiences
Dr. Kate Little, General Practitioner, Brixton Hill

Breast Cancer in Young Women - Survival and Fertility Issues
Dr. Alison Jones, Medical Oncologist / Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Royal Free Hospital and University College London Medical School

For more information:

Tel: 01372 459889