Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

描述(申请人提供)：第28届年度圣安东尼奥乳腺癌研讨会将于2005年12月8日至11日在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的亨利·B·冈萨雷斯会议中心举行。这是一个国际会议，邀请演讲者进行最先进的演讲，并首选关于乳腺癌和乳腺癌前疾病的实验生物学、病因学、预防、诊断和治疗的论文。这次国际研讨会主要面向在内科、外科、妇科和放射肿瘤学领域从事乳腺癌研究的学术和私人医生和研究人员，以及其他适当的卫生保健专业人员。从历史上看，超过55%的研讨会参与者是医学博士和医学博士，其中大多数是内科肿瘤学家，其次是外科、妇科和放射肿瘤学家。乳腺癌研讨会的目的是为来自世界各地的与会者提供一个讨论基础和临床研究的论坛。它是通过邀请国际知名的顶级演讲者来解决当前的问题和趋势，并通过提供鼓励互动和刺激的环境来实现的。接受发表的摘要发表在《乳腺癌研究与治疗》杂志上。到目前为止，所有的研讨会都被授予1类，AMA继续教育学分。 将在2005年研讨会上介绍的主题包括伦理与基因测试、化学预防的未来、治疗指南、原位蛋白质组学、断层合成、ER阴性乳腺癌、关注乳腺癌转移、流行病学与药物基因组学以及纳米技术。 未来的研讨会将于以下日期在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的亨利·B·冈萨雷斯会议中心举行：2006年12月14日至17日、2007年12月13日至16日、2008年12月11日至14日和2009年12月10日至13日。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 28th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas from December 8-11, 2005. It is an international meeting featuring state-of-the- art lectures by invited speakers and preferred papers on the experimental biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis and therapy of breast cancer and premalignant breast disease. This international symposium is directed primarily towards academic and private physicians and researchers involved in breast cancer in medical, surgical, gynecologic, and radiation oncology, as well as other appropriate health care professionals. Historically, over 55% of symposium participants are MDs and MD PhDs, and the majority of these are medical oncologists, followed by surgical, gynecologic, and radiation oncologists. The objective of the Breast Cancer Symposium is to provide a forum for discussion of basic and clinical research by participants from all over the world. It is accomplished by bringing top speakers of international renown to address current issues and trends and by providing an environment that encourages interaction and stimulation. Abstracts accepted for presentation are published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. All symposia to date have been granted Category 1, AMA credit for continuing education. Topics to be presented at the 2005 symposium include Ethics & Genetic Testing, The Future of Chemo Prevention, Treatment Guidelines, Proteomics in Situ, Tomosynthesis, ER Negative Breast Cancer, Homing in on Breast Cancer Metastasis, Epidemiology & Pharmacogenomics, and Nanotechnology. Future symposia will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas on the following dates: December 14-17, 2006, December 13-16, 2007, December 11-14, 2008, and December 10 -13, 2009.