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More than 200,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed this year and more than 40,000 women will die. What are the most effective ways to further reduce mortality from breast cancer? What changes are needed to improve how breast cancer screening services are delivered to patients in the United States? And which technologies show the most promise for improving early detection and diagnosis ?
These and other questions will be addressed at a public briefing on June 10, when the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies release a new report, Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis. The report examines why there is a worsening shortage of radiologists and mammography facilities, the implications for women's health, and what solutions could address the problem. It also assesses the value of various technologies and approaches for early detection of breast cancer, including computer-assisted detection, MRI for high-risk women, digital mammography, ultrasound, and biomarkers.
Speakers will include Dr. Harvey Fineberg, president of the Institute of Medicine; Dr. Martin D. Abeloff, IOM committee member and director of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health Systems; and Jean Lynn, RN, an oncology nurse and program director of the George Washington University's Breast Care Center and Mobile Mammography Program.
When:
Thursday, June 10, 2004, from 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
(Continental breakfast available beginning at 8:45 a.m.)
Where:
National Press Club (Lisagor, White, and Murrow Rooms)
529 14th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
To reserve a seat or for more information, please contact Emily Fishkin at Burness Communications, efishkin@burnesscommunications.com or call 301-652-1558, or contact Christine Stencel at the NAS Office of News and Public Information at 202-334-2138, news@nas.edu
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