Presentations
Plenary Poster Presenters
Allison Kurian, M.D., B-10 - Comprehensive Breast Screening in Women at High Inherited RiskWorkshop Presentations
Workshop 3–Psyco-oncology and Psychoneuroimmunology: Problems, Possibilities, and pragmatics
The session will be devoted to describing how psychoimmunology and psycho-oncology relate and identifying the effective research strategies to facilitate this relationship. The panel will develop goals for this research collaboration for the future.
Julie Bower, Ph.D.- Sickness behavior in cancer: Immune mechanisms of fatigue and other side effects of cancer treatment
Linda Luecken, Ph.D. - Bouncing back and moving forward: Progress and challenges for biopsychosocial research on breast cancer
Workshop 4–Clinical Trial Fundamentals: Getting Started in Translatiional Research
The workshop will cover issues regarding barriers to clinical trials, identifying translational endpoints, development of targeted therapies, intellectual property, and the impact of HIPPA. Workshop is geared toward audience members not normally involved with clinical trials.Mark Pegram, M.D. - Clinical/Translational Research
David Reese, M.D. - Controlled Clinical Experiments A Brief Introduction
Workshop 5–Biomonitoring
The session will describe the significance and lessons of the national biomonitoring initiative (NHANES), review case studies of how biomonitoring data has been used in looking at cancers. Attendees will participate in a discussion of where we might go with biomonitoring from both research and policy perspectives.
Breakout Session Presentations
Session 1–Communities Conducting Research
The CBCRP pioneered Community Research Collaboration (CRC) Awards in 1997. These awards encouraged community groups to partner with academically trained researchers to address the community impact of breast cancer, including breast cancer issues most important to diverse communities living in California. This session will examine three studies that apply the community participatory research model. Teams involved in optimizing participation in clinical trials and providing psychosocial support to breast cancer survivors will be highlighted.
Decision Support in Rural Underserved North Coast Counties
Jeff Belkora, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
Sara O’Donnell, Mendocino Cancer Resource Center
Julie Ohnemus, Humboldt Community Breast Health Project
The causes and prevention of breast cancer are intimately linked. By understanding
what causes breast tumors to develop, it may be possible to develop an effective
preventive strategy. The presentations in this session will explore some types
of exposures and human
behaviors that can lead to breast tumor development.
Shelley Enger, Ph.D. - Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Hormone Receptors
Plenary Session—The Unequal Burden Of Breast Cancer
It is frequently observed that breast cancer affects different groups of people to different degrees. The panel will consider the wide-ranging forces that contribute to disparities. They will describe the status of breast cancer in different populations and explore the contributions of biology, access to services, and environment to inequities in the disease. They will also propose tangible ways that researchers, advocates, clinicians, and members of the general public can address the imbalance. Audience participation in the discussion will be strongly encouraged.
Moderator:
Robert Hiatt, M.D., Ph.D. - The Unequal Burden of Breast Cancer
Panelists:
William Wright, Ph.D. - Status of Breast Cancer in Different Populations
Rachel Morello-Frosch, Ph.D. - Merging Breast Cancer Science with Environmental
Justice as a Framework for Research
