18th Annual Meeting
Sapporo June 24-25, 2010

The 18^th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society

theme:Heart and Science
- Recognition of the Variance and Idiosyncrasy, Pursuit of Essence -

Chairman :Koichi Hirata, M.D. , Ph.D.
Professor First Department of Surgery Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine.
Date :June 24(Thu)-25(Fri), 2010.
Venue :Royton Sapporo / Wel City Sapporo (Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Kaikan).
Call for Abstracts:October 28 (Wed) December 9 (Wed), 2009 (tentative)
All abstracts must be submitted through the online submission system.
URL:http://www2.convention.co.jp/18jbcs

Program Topics (tentative)

1. Presidential Symposium

1. How to grow the board certified breast oncologists and their role in multidisciplinary approach for breast cancer treatment
2. How to overcome various obstacles in conducting breast cancer clinical trials for building globally appreciable clinical evidence of high quality
3. The most cutting-edge scientific research in breast cancer
   

2. Symposium

1. Clinical application for diagnosis and treatment based on biology of breast cancer
2. How to approach the lesions detected by breast cancer screening?
3. Significance and problems of pathological examination of breast cancer.
4. Perspective for the future on breast conserving therapy
   

3. Panel discussion

1. Identifying a subgroup of Japanese patients who benefit from postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT)
2. Problems in diagnosis and prediction of long-term outcome of sentinel node biopsy for early breast cancer
3. Role of palliative care in breast cancer treatment
   

4. Workshop

1. Clinico-pathological evaluations and problems in breast cytology and core-needle biopsy
2. Perspective and strategy of treatment for recurrent breast cancer.
3. Progress and novel aspects in molecular targeting therapy.
4. Familial / Hereditary Breast Cancer, Up to Date
5. Current status of hormone receptor-positive and HER2-positive breast cancer

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Secretariat of The 18^th JBCS

First Department of Surgery
Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
S1,W16,Chuo-ku,Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
Phone : +81-11-611-2111(ext.3281)
FAX : +81-11-613-1678
URL:http://www2.convention.co.jp/18jbcs

Inquiry

Management secretariat of The 18^th JBCS
Japan Convention Services, INC.Hokkaido Branch
SE Sankyo Bldg, 1-2,
N7, W1, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0807 Japan
Phone : +81-11-738-3503 Fax : +81-11-738-3504
E-mail : 18jbcs@convention.co.jp

Abstract Desk

Management secretariat of The 18^th JBCS
Japan Convention Services, INC. IT Center
Koshin Bldg, 2-2, Kandanishiki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054 Japan
Phone: +81-03-3500-5933 Fax: +81-03-5283-5952
E-mail : 18jbcs@convention.co.jp