Era of Hope
The fourth Era of Hope meeting for the Department of Defense (DOD) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)
was held on June 8-11, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Era of Hope research program abstracts are
available on-line.
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With over 1,645 attendees, the Era of Hope meeting is recognized as one of the premiere breast cancer research conferences in the United States. This year's meeting highlighted the multidisciplinary and innovative approaches funded by the Department of Defense (DOD) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) in its efforts to eradicate breast cancer.
Meeting Agenda and Proceedings
The Era of Hope meeting provided a forum for a diversity of scientific disciplines - life scientists,
clinicians, epidemiologists, mathematicians, chemists, physicists, and more - to come together with
breast cancer survivors and advocates to learn about advances against breast cancer made since the
Program's inception. It also promoted a venue to challenge status quo and conventional wisdom, share
ideas and identify promising, innovative avenues in breast cancer research for the years ahead.
The meeting was organized around three major themes: (1) Understanding Risk - A Different Perspective,
(2) Understanding Who Needs Intervention, and (3) Understanding Treatments - Effectively Treating Primary
and Metastatic Disease. Plenary sessions focused on emerging issues in breast cancer; other sessions
highlighted the BCRP Innovator awardees, and discussed the nature and challenges of innovation in scientific
research. Focused symposia sessions spotlighted the research of over 250 BCRP-funded investigators and over
1280 poster presentations were made by the BCRP grantees. Breast cancer survivor participation, a hallmark at
all levels of the BCRP and this meeting, was tremendous with over 270 breast cancer survivors from 95
organizations attending, 48 survivors co-chairing or moderating sessions, and 10 survivors presenting.
Press Releases
- Phase 2 Trial Initiated for Vaccine Combination Therapy Targeting HER2 Breast Cancer
- Research Shows Breast Cancer Stem Cells Can Originate in Other Locations in the Body
- Fact Sheets:
Research Highlights in the Media
- Light & Sound Join Forces to Improve Breast Imaging
- Dietary Measures And Exercise: New Twists On The Link To Prevention And Metastasis Of Breast Cancer
- Focusing On New Targets To Enhance Breast Cancer Treatment
- New Strategies Aim To Strengthen Mammography Accuracy
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- Search 2000 Archived Abstracts (From Era of Hope Meeting held in June 2000)
