Susan M Love

..New techniques for accessing and interrogating these systems offer the potential to gauge the microenvironment of the breast and distill biological risk profiles...

..Increasing interest in the intraductal approach to the breast has necessitated revisiting the anatomy of the breast...

..The latest research findings in these areas, presented at The 4th International Symposium on the Intraductal Approach to Breast Cancer in 2005, are summarized in this report...

..Public health perspectives thus suggest that many current "standard" approaches to breast cancer in Western countries cannot help the majority of women in the world...

..Furthermore, the partnership with the California BCRP and collaboration with Think Tank members further insures that the planning and carry-through for this conference will be done at the highest level. ..

..We are confident that this conference will have a positive impact on the direction and success of future learning and research using the Intraductal approach in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer. ..

..Furthermore, the experienced members of the Think Tank planning committee further insures that the planning and carry-through for this conference will be done at the highest level. ..

..Grants will be awarded at the end of the conference. We have found that this program design is most effective at increasing collaboration and ensuring that the research being done has the best chance for success. ..

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