HER2 Support Group Forums - For the ER/PR negative ladies

Hi-

Like most of you, I am continuously researching for breast cancer information. Aside from this superb website, I have found some excellent information at www.breastcancer.org

The following info was sent to me from them. I figured it might help some of the newbies (and us vet's as well)...!

Maria
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What does it mean to have "hormone-receptor-negative" (HR-negative) breast cancer? How important are hormones to your medical picture? What is being done in the area of research into HR-negative cancers and chemotherapy, targeted therapies like Herceptin, and other treatment options?
For a discussion of these important questions and more, join us next Wednesday, November 16th, between 9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time EST, (02:30 to 04:00 GMT November 17th)*, for this month's Ask-the-Expert Online Conference: Hormone-Receptive-Negative Breast Cancer.

The guest speaker is Kathy D. Miller, M.D. Dr. Miller is Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at Indiana University. She has a special interest in new cancer treatments, including clinical trials of biologically-based therapies. Kathy did her training at Johns Hopkins and Indiana University, and is a member of the breastcancer.org professional advisory board.

The Conference will be moderated by Jennifer Armstrong, M.D. Dr. Armstrong is a breast cancer oncologist with Paoli Hematology Oncology Associates in Paoli, PA. She did her training at the University of Pennsylvania and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She is also a member of the breastcancer.org professional advisory board.

To join the Conference, go to the breastcancer.org home page any time between 9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. EST* on November 16 (02:30 and 04:00 GMT November 17) and click on the "Join Conference" button. No special software is required. A transcript of the Conference will be posted on our site by November 23rd.

I look forward to having you join our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference next week!

Take care,

Marisa

Marisa Weiss, M.D.

President and Founder

www.breastcancer.org

*breastcancer.org welcomes Conference participants from all over the world. To view the current time on the East Coast of the United States, see:

http://www.breastcancer.org/time.php

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