Day 1 Program

Special Session 1: Open Bar and All You Can Eat? The Impact of Lifestyle in Breast Cancer Risk and Recurrence

Day 1: December 9, 2025

11:00 AM–12:30 PM CST

Stars at Night 1-2

Session Details

This session explores how lifestyle factors—specifically alcohol consumption, genetic variations in alcohol metabolism, and obesity—impact breast cancer risk and recurrence, with expert talks and patient advocate perspectives.

Moderator

Seema A Khan, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

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Topic 1: Alcohol, genetics of alcohol metabolism, and breast cancer risk

Julie R. Palmer, Boston University, Boston, MA

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Topic 2: Effects of alcohol consumption and cessation on breast cancer risk

Mary Beth Terry, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY

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Topic 3: Obesity and breast cancer—The molecular link

Kristy A. Brown, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Advocate

Stacey Tinianov, Advocates for Collaborative Education, San Francisco, CA