Program

Ninth International Breast Cancer Prevention Symposium: Breast Cancer Prevention: From Genes to Nutrition and Lifestyle American University of Beirut (AUB) Beirut, Lebanon March 20, 2020 Co-Chairs: Martine Bellanger, Nahla Hwalla, Sophie Lelièvre, Rabih Talhouk
*Symposium* Friday March 20, 2020 (Academic and Clinical Center, ACC, AUBMC)
8:15-8:45 am	Registration and coffee
8:45-9:10 am	Welcome by co-chairs, GHI, host institution, Dean Rabih Mohtar, FAFS, AUB
	Breast Cancer in the MENA Region and Beyond Chair: Faek Jamali - MD - Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, AUB, Lebanon Co-Chair: Beatrice Wiafe Addai, MD, PhD - C.E.O., Peace and Love Hospitals, President and Founder, Breast Care International - Ghana
9:15-9:40 am	Key Note Speaker: Arafat Tfayli, MD - Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Hematology/Oncology, AUB Lebanon Breast Cancer in the Middle East: Disease Burden and Characteristics
Session 1	Diet and Nutrition in Prevention of Breast Cancer Chair: Nahla Hwalla, PhD, RD, FAND - Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences – AUB
9:40-9:50 am	Nahla Hwalla, PhD, RD, FAND Introductory remarks
9:50-10:10 am	Lara Nasreddine, PhD - Nutrition & Food Sciences Department - AUB – IBCN Member Differences in Dietary Intakes among Lebanese Adults over a Decade: Results from Two National Surveys 1997-2008/2009
10:10-10:30 am	Farah Naja, PhD - Nutrition and Food Sciences Department - AUB – IBCN Member Gaps and opportunities for breast cancer and nutrition research in Arab countries: a scoping review
10:30-10:45 am	Break
Session 2	Environmental Contaminants and Breast Cancer Chair: Najat Saliba, PhD - Department of Chemistry- AUB, Lebanon Co-Chair: Sophie Lelievre, PhD, DVM - Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine - Purdue University - USA – IBCN Member
10:45-10:50 am	Najat Saliba, PhD - Department of Chemistry- AUB, Lebanon Introductory Remarks
10:50-11:10 am	Nathalie Zgheib, PhD – Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology – AUB Bisphenols and Breast Cancer
11:10-11:30 am	Sophie Lelièvre, PhD, DVM, Purdue University - USA –IBCN Member When Pesticides Drive Epigenetic Reprogramming to Promote Breast Cancer Risk
11:30-11:50 am	Ahmad Husari, MD, Department of Internal Medicine - AUB, Lebanon The ABC of Electronic Cigarettes
11:50-12:05 pm	Break
12:05-12:20 pm	Catherine Peachey Oral Presentations (Graduate and postgraduate trainees) Chair: Rihab Nasr, PhD - Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, AUB, Lebanon
Session 3	Valuing Breast Cancer Prevention: Economic Perspectives and Ethical Considerations Chair: Rima Habib, PhD – Department of Environmental Health, AUB, Lebanon
12:20-12:40 pm	Martine Bellanger, PhD, EHESP School of Public Health, France Cost effectiveness of lifestyle related interventions for primary prevention of breast cancer
12:40-1:00 pm	Salim Adib, MD, DrPH, Faculty of Health Sciences, AUB Breast Cancer Awareness Campaigns in the MENA region
1:30-3:00 PM	Award Lunch (By invitation) Susan Bulkeley Butler Leadership Excellence Award lecture: Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FACP, FASCO - Professor of Clinical Medicine; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Director, Breast Center of Excellence, NK Basile Cancer Institute, President, Lebanese Breast Cancer Foundation, AUB, Lebanon. Advocating and advancing access, quality care, education and research in breast cancer Location: Gefinor Rotana Hotel, Ras Beirut