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BREAST CANCER PROGRAMME
Coordinator: F. Cardoso, PT
Since its inception ESO devoted a special attention to breast cancer, considering that it is the most common cancer in women worldwide and the field of research of its founder, U. Veronesi and its Director, A. Costa.
Over the past three decades, ESO organised many educational events and sessions on breast cancer treatment, stressing the crucial need for a multidisciplinary approach to the disease, with an active involvement of patients.
ESO has also been a tireless activist for the establishment and accreditation of Breast Units all over Europe, aiming at substantially improving the outcome of breast cancer patients (both early and advanced).
The School has been instrumental in the establishment of EUSOMA (European Society of Breast specialists) and its first official journal, The Breast, the Breast Centres Network (former SenoNetwork) programme, as well as Europa Donna (the European Breast Cancer Coalition) and the Milan Breast Cancer Conference.
In 2004, ESO has established a special task force for the development of international guidelines for metastatic breast cancer. This work has led to the 1st International Consensus Conference on Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC), which had its first edition in November 2011, in Lisbon, Portugal. ABC will be a regular, 2-yearly meeting, taking place in the same year as its counterpart for early breast cancer, the St. Gallen Consensus Conference.
ESO has particularly developed education about the treatment and care of young women with breast cancer, including a dedicated course held in London (2005 and 2007), in Lugano, (2009) and in Berne (2010). The next edition will be held this year in Dublin.
ESO is also very concerned about the disparities in breast cancer care around the world and is an active member of the Breast Health Global Initiative (BGHI) and a collaborator in several WHO and UICC initiatives.
More information about ESO events on breast cancer available on this website (Events or Observatories), on www.e-eso.net and www.abc-lisbon.org
Future Developments:
| • | Continue and strengthen the ABC Conference & guidelines (in collaboration with ESMO, EUSOMA and other societies). | | • | Create the ESO Breast Cancer Certificate. | | • | Collaborate with the Flims workshop. | •
| Continue the efforts of dissemination of knowledge & education for low & middle income countries/inside countries (in collaboration with BHGI, Inspire2Live, INCTR (The International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research), WHO, UICC & others). |
Selected publications:
Recommendations proposal from the European School of Oncology (ESO)-MBC Task Force
F. Cardoso, E.P. Winer, L. Fallowfield, M. Namer, O. Pagani, S. Rodenhuis, E. Senkus-Konefka, A. Wardley, A. Costa
The Breast (2007) 16, 9-10 / Elsevier
International Guidelines for Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Combination vs Sequential Single-Agent Chemotherapy
F. Cardoso, P.L. Bedard, E.P. Winer, O. Pagani, E. Senkus-Konefka, L.J. Fallowfield, S. Kyriakides, A. Costa, T. Cufer, K.A. Albain
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2009) Vol. 101 (1174-1181), Issue 17 / Oxford University Press
International Guidelines for Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Can Metastatic Breast Cancer Be Cured?
O. Pagani, E. Senkus-Konefka, W. Wood, M. Colleoni, T. Cufer, S. Kyriakides, A. Costa, E.P. Winer, F. Cardoso
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2010) Vol 102 (1-8), Issue 7 / Oxford University Press
Metastatic breast cancer patients: the forgotten heroes!
F. Cardoso
The Breast 2009, 18: 271–272 / Elsevier
Where are the consensus guidelines for women with metastatic disease?
M. Beishon
Cancerworld, March-April 2011 / The European School of Oncology
1st International consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer
(ABC 1 Guidelines). The Breast, manuscript in preparation (2012) / Elsevier
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