Stars in Nutrition & Cancer – A Family Based Approach to Breast Cancer Prevention
Meeting Date
October 1, 2008
Meeting Time
3:00 pm- 5:00 pm
3:00 Opening Remarks by Dr. John Niederhuber, Director, NCI
3:15 Lecture and Discussion
Speaker
Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD
Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine and Human Genetics
Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
Director, Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Meeting Location
Lipsett Amphitheater
Building 10
NIH Main Campus
Bethesda, MD
Meeting Objectives
- To understand familial aspects of breast cancer;
- To understand the contribution of high risk alleles and low penetrant genes;
- To emphasize primary prevention strategies for familial breast cancer; and
- To explore interventions for breast cancer prevention, including lifestyle and nutritional approaches.
Meeting Materials
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