Day 3 Program

Educational Session 14: Breast Cancer in Young Women—When, Why, and How?

Day 3: December 11, 2025

2:30 PM–4:15 PM CST

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Session Details

The session explores the molecular epidemiology, biological mechanisms, and genomic and immunologic characteristics that drive breast cancer in young women across the age continuum.

Moderator

Christina Curtis, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

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When: Molecular epidemiology of breast cancer in young women

Melissa Troester, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

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Why: Molecular and immunological basis of breast cancer across the age continuum

Kornelia Polyak, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

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How: Genomic and immunologic characteristics of breast cancer in young women

Sherene Loi, Peter Macallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Advocate

Samantha E Horn, Pelvic Pride Physical Therapy & Wellness, Baltimore, MD