Mini ILC Symposium at UMC Utrecht – 1:00pm CET

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Mini ILC Symposium at UMC Utrecht – 1:00pm CET

October 15

In commemoration of the inaugural Global Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day, the UMC Utrecht is organizing an afternoon conference in Utrecht together with the Erasmus Medical Center, the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and Maastricht UMC+ . There will be speakers from research, healthcare and patient organizations.

The congress is organized with the support of the European Lobular Breast Cancer Consortium and the Lobular Breast cancer Alliance. This afternoon symposium is intended for: patients (and relatives), patient organizations, (bio)medical professionals, care providers and nursing staff.

Registration is required and possible up to the last day. There are no costs involved. Send an email with your name and the number of people who will be present to ILCsymposium@umcutrecht.nl

For the complete details visit the UMC Utrecht website here.

October 15th, 1pm-6pm CET

Program

13.00 – 13.30
Reception

13.30 – 13.40
Welcome and introduction
Agnes Jager (Medical Oncologist/session leader, Erasmus MC)

13.40 – 14.00
The biology of Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer
Patrick Derksen (Medical Biologist; UMC Utrecht, ELBCC)

14.00 – 14.20
ILC histopathology and diagnosis 2.0
Paul van Diest (Pathologist, UMC Utrecht)

14.20 – 14.40
Invasive lobular breast cancer, always an MRI scan?
Thiemo van Nijnatten (Radiologist, Maastricht UMC)

14.40 – 15.00
Can it be less?
Marjolein Smidt (Surgeon, Maastricht UMC)

15.30 – 16.10
Diagnosis Lobular breast cancer, and what now?
Rian Terveer-Couperus (Patient Advocate, ELBCAdvocates & ELBCC) together with Sabine Linn (Medical Oncologist, NKI/AvL)

16.10 – 16.20
Lobular Breast Cancer Foundation. Makes information and research possible
Rian Terveer-Couperus and Esther Geven (Patient Advocates, ELBCAdvocates & ELBCC)

16.20-17.00
Q&A on ILC; research, diagnosis, and treatment.
An interactive session with scientists, practitioners, and patient advocates

Venue

UMC Utrecht – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology – PMC
Heidelberglaan 25
Utrecht, Netherlands
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