Global Summit Series

For women with breast cancer in low- and middle-resource countries (LMCs) and other medically underserved areas around the world, the need for supportive care and the consideration of quality-of-life issues are often overlooked.  The Global Summit on International Breast Health: Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control, convened by the Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI), in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy of the United Nations, October 3-5, 2012 in Vienna, Austria, addressed these often-neglected areas of "Supportive Care and Quality of Life" in breast cancer patient care, which in developed countries are considered essential elements of a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer treatment from time of diagnosis.
At the Summit, 129 experts from around the world  representing 41 countries gathered −including leading clinical and social science experts, researchers, policymakers, rehabilitations specialists, educators and representatives of international agencies, civil societies and the private sector− to focus on issues specific to survivorship and follow-up care, treatment-related supportive care and end of life/palliative care, including pain management, for women in low- and middle-income countries, applying a ‘mixed-method’ of quantitative and qualitative research approach to analyze what helps people in diverse socioeconomic settings to live better with cancer and its treatments.  Read Full Article>>
Above: Dr. Julie Gralow and Dr. Rolando Camacho-Rodriguez, Global Summit Co-Chairs, deliver welcome speeches on October 3rd.