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Breast Cancer series: Closing the care gap in metastatic breast cancer

Metastatic breast cancer patients face a wide array of unmet needs.

Closing the care gap in metastatic breast cancer

Virtual Dialogues series - Breast cancer

Metastatic breast cancer patients face a wide array of unmet needs ranging from access to treatment, psycho-social, supportive and palliative care, financial and professional hurdles and stigma in particular in low-and-middle income countries in which over 50% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage.  

How can the community better ensure they have the support they need, in particular for hard-to-reach populations? How can we drive change to better care for patients with advanced/metastatic breast cancer when there are limited resources? 

In this Virtual Dialogue, a number of proposed actions for change were presented to improve and extend the lives of people living with advanced breast cancer in all countries worldwide that constitute the ABC Global Alliance Charter. The conversation showcased and drew upon lessons learned through the SPARC MBC Challenge – national-level initiatives from around the world that are addressing this key gap in information and support for metastatic breast cancer patients. 

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Speakers

Dr Fatima Cardoso - President, ABC Global Alliance

Dr. Fatima Cardoso is a Medical Oncologist and Director of the Breast Unit of the Champalimaud Clinical Centre in Lisbon, Portugal. She is the President of the ABC Global Alliance and the Chair of the ABC International Consensus Conference and Guidelines. She is the Editor-in-Chief of The Breast Journal, Associate Editor of the European Journal of Cancer and an Editorial Board Member of several other journals. 

 

Dr Kimberly Badal - Founder and Chair, Caribbean Cancer Research Initiative (CCRI)

Dr. Kimberly Badal is an award-winning cancer researcher and advocate. She obtained a PhD in Molecular Genetics at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. Badal founded CCRI in 2016 with a vision of creating the first cancer research institute for the Caribbean region. Under her leadership CCRI has gained local and regional presence, secured international funding and shown steady growth. 

 

Dr Cynthia Villarreal-Garza - Director of Clinic Oncology, Breast Cancer Center, TecSalud

Dr. Villarreal is the head of the Oncology Department at the Breast Cancer Center in Hospital Zambrano Hellion, TecSalud, in Mexico. Combining her medical career with her interest in research, she has taken practical action towards the care and education of her patients, with whom she establishes a close relation to provide guidance and support. She has published more than 120 papers in international journals, and is an opinion leader in breast cancer nationally and internationally.

Supported by

This Virtual Dialogue is offered as part of the UICC's Breast Cancer Programme

Event Information

Organiser
Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
Date and time
-
Email
membership@uicc.org
Location

Virtual event - online
1202 Geneva
Switzerland

Last update

Thursday 13 July 2023

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