Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment

1. Introduction to breast cancer: The Magnitude of the problem.- 2. Risk Factors for Breast Cancer.- 3. Defining the population at elevated risk for Breast Cancer: Risk Models.- 4. Genetic predisposition and Genetic screening.- 5. The BRCA patient population.- 6. Women with benign proliferative breast disease.- 7. Approach to Imaging.- 8. Chemoprevention.- 9. Lifestyle and Breast Cancer.- 10. Obesity and Inflammation.- 11. Conclusion/the Future/ Komen Tissue Bank/Clinical Trials.

Dr. Lida Mina received her MD from the American University ofBeirut. She is a medical oncologist and Assistant Professor of ClinicalMedicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Mina treats patientswith breast cancer as well as patients at an elevated risk of developing thedisease. She is the director of the Catherine Peachy Breast Cancer PreventionProgram at the Indiana University Health Simon Cancer Center.

Dr. Anna Maria Storniolo received her MD from Stanford University. She is a medical oncologist and Professor of Clinical Medicine at theIndiana University School of Medicine. In addition to caring for patientswith all stages of breast cancer, she also sees women at elevated risk of thedisease. She is the founder and executive director of the Susan G. KomenTissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center, the world's only repository ofnormal breast tissue.

Cindy Hunter, MS, CGC is a licensed, certified genetic counselorwho has worked in the field of cancer genetic counseling since 1996. Cindy isone of the pillars of the Catherine Peachy Breast Cancer Prevention Program atthe Indiana University Health Simon Cancer Center.

Dr. Kandice Ludwig received her medical degree from LouisianaState University School of Medicine. She is a practicing breast surgeon atIndiana University School of Medicine, and has been appointed AssistantProfessor of Clinical Surgery. Her clinical interests include younger womenwith breast cancer, and management of women with high risk pathology.

Dr. Hal Kipfer received his Medical Degree at the IndianaUniversity School of Medicine. He spent the past 10 years in a dedicated breastimaging and intervention practice with special interest in resident and felloweducation, as well as breast MRI protocol development. He believes faster andshorter MRI sequences can improve value, and allow more women to benefit from screening breast MRI.