Advanced International Breast Cancer Course

Mortality from breast cancer is rapidly declining in most countries worldwide and nowadays breast cancer patients have a great chance for cure. These results are extraordinary if we remember that breast cancer is by and large the most frequent tumor among females and it is still considered one of the “big killers”. Now that we are so close to our objectives, we must maximize our efforts to provide a more personalized approach to the individual patient, to optimize the appropriate use of resources and to develop innovative therapies for the patients not yet cured.

With these goals in mind, the Programme of this international Conference includes lectures on the molecular characterization of primary and metastatic tumors, update management of early and advanced disease, strategies to overcome resistance to available therapies, innovative therapies, preservation of fertility and treatment of male breast cancer. Clinical case discussions and debates are also planned to discuss topics which require a multifaceted approach or are matter of controversy.

This 8^th Breast Cancer Conference includes a highly qualified international faculty, but will maintain its characteristics of a friendly forum where international opinion leaders and attendees will exchange experiences and share the most exiting advances. In order to reward scientific excellence and to foster international cooperation, the International Scientific Committee of the 8^th AIBCC will award the third international Prize for Breast Cancer research to a scientist who has published a breakthrough paper in the previous year and the Monica Boscolo research Grant to an italian scientist for a research project to be conducted in cooperation with a foreign institution.

The Local Organizing Committee will award the Patrizia Rossi prize to the best thesis on breast cancer from a graduate in medicine or postgraduate in medical oncology from Italian universities. We welcome medical oncologists, pathologists, breast surgeons, radiation oncologists and basic scientists to listen to breast cancer leaders and to exchange experiences in a friendly atmosphere.

Awards

• MONICA BOSCOLO RESEARCH GRANT

  The scientific Committee will select the winner of the Monica Boscolo Research Grant. This Research Award is restricted to young Italian researchers (< 40 years) who will carry out a research project at a foreign institution.

• INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH

  The Scientific Committee will select a young researcher who has published, as principal author in an international peer-reviewed journal, a manuscript reporting important clinical or biological advances in breast cancer. the winner will be invited to present his/her study during the annual Conference.

• PATRIZIA ROSSI MERIT AWARD

  This prize will be awarded to the best thesis on breast cancer from a graduate in medicine or postgraduate in medical oncology from Italian Universities.

Addressed to

Oncologists, radiologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, surgeons.

Official Language

The official language of the meeting is English. No simultaneous translation will be provided.

ECM

Based on the in force regulations approved by the CNFC, Accademia Nazionale di Medicina (provider n. 31) will request the CME accreditation. The round table saturday, November 17^th at 8.30 a.m. is not for CME Credits.

The meeting is addressed to physicians specialized in oncology, radiology, radiation oncology, pathology, surgery.

The credit certification is subject to:

• attendance at the entire Meeting
• the completion of the meeting evaluation form
• the completion of the final questionnaire (at least 75% of correct answers)

We would like to remind to participants that only 1/3 of the CME Credits acquired during the years 2011-2013 can come from a sponsorship.