Media Advisory

Monday, January 7, 2008

Mayo Clinic, BIG and NCI Host Science Writers’ Seminar on International Breast Cancer Trials

 

What: Please join us for a special science writers' seminar to discuss how two trends in cancer research — increasing use of targeted therapies and growing global research cooperation — have merged, leading to the launch of one of the largest international cancer trials ever conducted. Two potent and targeted therapies for treatment of a subtype of breast cancer will be tested with participation of thousands of women across several continents, providing a model for international collaboration that furthers cancer care.

Who: Leading breast cancer experts, including:
Edith Perez, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Jo Anne Zujewski., M.D., National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Martine Piccart, M.D. Breast International Group (BIG)

When: Friday, February 29, 2008: 9:00 a.m. — 11:45 p.m. (EST)

Where: Millennium Broadway Hotel New York
6th Floor, Conference Room 6.01

145 West 44th Street at 7th Avenue, New York City

How: Please register for the seminar by contacting the NCI Office of Media Relations at (301) 496-6641 or ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov.

For more information about cancer, please visit the NCI website at www.cancer.gov, or call NCI's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4 CANCER (1-800-422-6237).

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About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

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