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Australasian Society for Breast Disease - 2001 Meeting Abstracts

Session 1 -
Opening Session

Keynote address: Advances in surgery
Lars Holmberg

Keynote address: Advances in medical oncology
Nancy E Davidson


Session 3 -
Management of the Axilla

Results of the Swedish trial in sentinel node biopsy
Lars Holmberg

Update on the SNAC Trial
Neil R Wetzig


Will sentinel node biopsy end the debate about routine axillary clearance? - The NO case
Andrew Spillane

Will sentinel node biopsy end the debate about routine axillary clearance? - The YES case
Boon Chua


Session 5 -
Research Issues

Role of ovarian ablation
Nancy E Davidson

New receptors for diagnosis - Improving cancer diagnosis: Detection of preneoplasia in breast epithelial cells
Julian A Barden, Margaret Pooley, Michael D Slater

Targeting molecular mechanisms in cancer
Rosemary L Balleine


Session 7 -
The Place of Mastectomy

Incidence of local recurrence after complete local excision (CLE)
Lars Holmberg

RACS Breast Audit
Peter Malycha, Sarah Tyson

Advances in breast reconstruction
Rod Cooter

The role of post-mastectomy radiotherapy
Michael A Izard


Poster Presentation Abstracts

Treatment implications of a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast cancer
B Chua, O Ung, R Taylor, M Bilous,
E Salisbury, J Boyages

Treatment of the axilla in early breast cancer - past, present and future
B Chua, O Ung, J Boyages

Frequency and predictors of axillary lymph node (ALN) metastases in early breast carcinoma (EBC)
B Chua, O Ung, R Taylor, J Boyages

A model for consumer-scientist collaboration in clinical trials research
K Finch, J Cockwill and L Brans

Nodal extracapsular extension (ECE) may be the strongest independent lymphoedema predictor after nodal radiotherapy for breast cancer
P Graham, R Jagavkar, L Browne, L O'Brien

Active smoking history does not significantly influence overall survival or patterns of relapse in a mature cohort of 405 breast cancer patients
P Graham

Accuracy of combined clinical and ultrasound examination in very young women with breast cancer
N Houssami & S Zadelis

The influence of 'palpability' on the sensitivity of ultrasound & mammography in women with symptoms
N Houssami, S Ciatto, L Irwig, JM Simpson, P Macaskill

Triple sensitivity test in young women
N Houssami, L Irwig

Benign appearing breast lesions found incidentally on ultrasound examination
N Houssami, S Zadelis , A Barratt

Session 2 -
Genetics

Breast cancer genetics
Judy Kirk

Clinico-pathologic characteristics and clinical management of women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 associated breast cancer
Michael Friedlander

Counselling in hereditary breast cancer

Kathy Tucker

 

Session 4 -
Applied Chemotherapy

Treatment of metastatic disease
Nancy E Davidson

Significance of HER-2-neu
David J Grimes

NHMRC Clinical Practice Guidelines for the treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer
Frances Boyle


Session 6 -
Tumour Risk Management

Risk of invasive cancer after DCIS and LCIS
Lars Holmberg

Molecular biology and the selection of hormonal treatment
Stephen Birrell

The St. Gallen classification for patients with node-negative breast cancer - Does it really work?
J Boyages, B Chua, R Taylor, M Bilous, E Salisbury, N Wilcken, O Ung


Session 8 -
Current Controversies

Current issues in mammographic screening
Mary T Rickard

Current challenges in diagnostic breast pathology
Michael Bilous

Why do some breast cancers present at an advanced stage in women in Australia?
Anne Kricker

Hormonal replacement therapy after breast cancer -
Is it safe? (HABITS)

Lars Holmberg

Current controversies in medical oncology
Nancy E Davidson