2006 Congress Reports

San Antonio, Texas, USA December 14-17, 2006 The SABCS’ 29th Annual meeting once again welcomed delegates from around the world to participate in plenary oral sessions and view poster presentations on all aspects of breast cancer treatment. Reported here are highlights of some of the presentations, including new findings with the targeted anti-HER2 therapies lapatinib and trastuzumab for locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer

Istanbul, Turkey September 30 – October 3, 2006 For the past 30 years ESMO has been promoting professional excellence and collaboration among specialties in all facets of medical oncology. At this year’s annual meeting, the selected posters and presentations reflected the Society’s dedication to advancing the care of all individuals affected by cancer. Reported here are highlights of some of the presentations concerning breast cancer.

June 2-6, 2006 Atlanta, USA The ASCO annual meeting is considered to be the premier event in the oncology community, covering every aspect of cancer management and providing a lively forum for debating the latest clinical issues. Reported here are a selection of presentations from throughout the congress, covering novel research and therapeutic developments in lung cancer.

21st-25th March 2006, Nice, France The EBCC is fast becoming the largest annual meeting of breast cancer specialists in Europe. Attendees at this meeting span the whole range of the profession and include basic science researchers, clinicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, and breast cancer care advocates.Here we highlight some of the important issues discussed at the meeting, such as optimizing the use of established and new treatments for both breast cancer prevention and treatment.