On November 18th the Metastatic Breast Cancer Network (MBCN) held its first conference devoted solely to the concerns of people living with metastatic breast cancer. The conference was a huge success with over 300 attendees from 19 states and Canada. Given in conjunction with Memorial Sloan-Kettering and featuring prominent oncologists and researchers, the audience filled their auditorium to capacity. Along with medical presentations were testimonials from women living with the disease. They described their struggles, triumphs, and coping mechanisms.

• Notes about the conference

• Metastatic Breast Cancer: One Size Does Not Fit All
  Clifford Hudis, M.D. Chief, Breast Cancer Medicine Service, MSKCC.
  (Note: download of this presentation might take some time due to its size: 11.9 M Bytes)
• New Molecular Targets for Metastatic Breast Cancer
  Patricia S. Steeg, Ph.D. Director, Molecular Therapeutics Program. Chief, Women's Cancers Section, Laboratory of Pathology National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD.
  
  (Note: download of this presentation might take some time due to its size: 5.1 MBytes)
• How to Mitigate the Long-Term Effects of Treatment
  
  Steven D. Passik, Ph.D. Director, Symptom Management and Pharmacotherapy Lab, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. New York, NY. (File size: 171 KBytes)
• Clinical Trials What Are They and When Are They Right For You?
  
  Maura N. Dickler, Assistant Attending Physician, Breast Cancer Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. (File size: 71 KBytes)