Plenary Session: New Directions in Breast Cancer Treatment (8:30am – 10:30am)

Speakers:
Marisa Weiss, M.D.
, Director and Founder, Breast Cancer.org,
Joe Gray, Ph.D., Life Sciences Division Director, Associate Laboratory Director for Life & Environmental Science
Max Wicha, M.D., Professor, University of Michigan
Musa Mayer, Author and Advocate for Women with Advance Breast Cancer

The panel will discuss the implications of the dramatic changes that have been taking place in the arena of breast cancer treatment, particularly the shift from anatomically-based approaches of diagnosis and treatment to genetic-based approaches. They will describe the current status of breast cancer treatment, the revolutionary new directions that the field is taking and the caveats we need to consider as new treatments are developed.