American Cancer Society Featured at Brazil Breast Cancer International Congress

Robert Smith, PhD, director of Cancer Screening, American Cancer Society, delivers the keynote address at a breast cancer conference in Brazil.

Robert Smith, PhD, director of Cancer Screening, American Cancer Society, was a keynote speaker at the Third Breast Cancer International Congress March 28, 2009, at Hospital Moinhos de Vento in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Dr. Smith made a presentation to an audience of medical professionals on state-of-the-art breast cancer screening for women ages 40 and above, and on the evidence for annual screening. The Congress was organized by Dr. Maira Caleffi, who serves as president of the Brazilian breast cancer nongovernmental organization Instituto da Mama (IMAMA) and president of the Brazilian breast cancer advocacy coalition Federacao Brasileira de Institucoes Filantropicas de Apoio a Saude da Mama (FEMAMA), a coalition of Brazilian breast cancer nongovernmental organizations. The American Cancer Society Brazil Breast Cancer Action Program, which was launched last year, is increasing the capacity of the FEMAMA coalition as part of the overall strategy to strengthen the breast cancer movement in Brazil. The American Cancer Society supported the convening of FEMAMA’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) on March 27 to discuss the coalition’s advocacy activities. Cristina Parsons Perez, PhD, manager of Latin America Cancer Initiatives, American Cancer Society, made a presentation to the SAB about the Society’s overall Brazil program and the support being given to FEMAMA, which includes staffing, policy development, communications planning, and political mapping.    

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[Medicine Myrtle Beach]

Its Great that the ACS is making an impact in other countries. My university just had our relay for life a couple of weeks ago!