2013 California Breast Cancer Research Symposium From Research to Action a Decade

描述（由申请人提供）：2013年5月17-18日，加州乳腺癌研究项目（CBCRP）将在希尔顿橙县/科斯塔梅萨举办乳腺癌研究研讨会。本次活动将纪念中巴合作伙伴关系成立20周年。该研讨会将汇集科学家、倡导者、临床医生、政策制定者和任何对乳腺癌研究主题感兴趣的人。研讨会的目标是鼓励具有不同乳腺癌经历的人之间进行合作，并提供一个场所，使他们能够分享有关该疾病的知识。研讨会的总体目标是支持将影响乳腺癌发病率和死亡率的公共和卫生政策及做法的科学变革。具体目标：1)促进宣传对开展乳腺癌研究和确定研究重点的贡献；2)为影响乳腺癌研究、政策和患者护理方向提供工具；3)促进研究人员、临床医生、倡导者、立法者和公众就乳腺癌研究中的关键问题进行讨论和合作；4)展示在乳腺癌生物学、流行病学、临床和社会文化研究方面取得的成就。研讨会将举办讲座和海报会议，介绍乳腺癌研究的最新进展，包括环境和乳腺癌的主题（早期生活暴露、可能影响乳腺癌的化学物质的生物学相关测试的发展以及大型队列研究的经验教训）；培训开展以社区为基础的参与性研究和将倡导者纳入影响变革的研究；并亲自演示参与乳腺癌研究和宣传的工具。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): On May 17-18, 2013, the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) will host a breast cancer research symposium at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa. This event will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the CBCRP. The symposium will bring together scientists, advocates, clinicians, policy makers and anyone interested in the topic of breast cancer research. The goals of the symposium are to inspire collaborations between people with diverse experiences with breast cancer and provide a venue where they can share their knowledge about the disease. The overall goal of the symposium is to support scientifically-based changes in public and health policy and practice that will impact the incidence and mortality of breast cancer. Specific Objectives: 1) Facilitate contributions of advocacy to conducting breast cancer research and setting research priorities; 2) Provide tools for influencing breast cancer research, policy and patient care directions; 3) Promote discussion and collaborations among researchers clinicians, advocates, legislators and the public about critical issues in breast cancer research; and 4) Showcase achievements made in biological, epidemiological, clinical and sociocultural breast cancer research The symposium will feature talks and poster sessions presenting the most recent progress in breast cancer research including topics covering the environment and breast cancer (early life exposures, development of biologically relevant testing for chemicals that could affect breast cancer and lessons from large cohort studies); training for conducting community-based participatory research and incorporating advocates in research studies to affect change; and hands-on demonstrations of tools for engaging in breast cancer research and advocacy.