Media briefings

All official EBCC-6 media briefings will be held in Hall 9, Level 2.

Wednesday 16 April, 10 00 hrs (in English)

Chairman: Professor Emiel Rutgers, conference chair

Dr. Sibylle Loibl: Pregnant patients lose out in breast cancer treatment

Dr. David Martinez-Cecila: MRI before surgery leads to better-adapted treatment

Dr. Evandro de Azambuja and Dr. Elisabetta Rapiti: Obese women disadvantaged in both treatment and diagnosis

Wednesday 16 April, 11 00 hrs (in German)

Chairman: Professor Michael Untch, chair of the local organising committee

Dr. Lisa Regitz-Jedermann: Mammography screening in Germany – what should we learn from our European neighbours?

Prof. Dr. Nadia Harbeck: Translational reasearch: How tumour biology supports the success of a therapy?

Prof. Dr. Diethelm Wallwiener: Breast Cancer Comprehensive Centers in Germany – how to ensure the quality of health care?

Doris C. Schmitt: Communication between physicians and patients – a contribution to the success of therapy

Renate Haidinger: How to improve awareness of breast cancer

Thursday 17 April, 10 00 hrs (in English)

Chairman: Professor Emiel Rutgers, conference chair

Dr. Alain Monnier: New research shows no link between aromatase inhibitors and cardiovascular problems

Professor Gunter von Minckwitz: New chemotherapy combo produces side effects, but no extra efficacy, in early breast cancer patients

Dr. Angel Rodriguez: New drug shrinks breast cancer tumours significantly in just six weeks; research shows that cancer stem cells can be therapeutic target

Friday 18 April, 09 00 hrs (in English)

Chairman: Professor Emiel Rutgers, conference chair

Mr. Jacques Fracheboud and Professor Roger Blamey: Is an annual mammogram better than a three-yearly one, and should women be screened up to the age of 75?

Ms Jill Hervik: Acupuncture relieves hot flushes in breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen

Professor Michael Untch: Combining trastuzumab with neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery; surprising new data on safety and efficacy