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Appendix A
Agendas for Public Meetings
MEETING 1
Committee on Breast Cancer and the Environment:
The Scientific Evidence, Research Methodology, and Future Directions
The Keck Center of the National Academies
Washington, DC
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
10:45 a.m. Introductory Remarks
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D.
Chair, Committee on Breast Cancer and the
Environment: The Scientific Evidence, Research
Methodology, and Future Directions
Introductions by committee members and meeting
attendees
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11:00 a.m. Study Context and Goals, Sponsor Perspective
Amelie Ramirez, Dr.P.H.
Member, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Scientific
Advisory Board
Director, Institute for Health Promotion Research
University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio
Questions and discussion with the committee
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:45–2:30 p.m. Comments from Breast Cancer Research and
Advocacy Organizations
• hat are their concerns and priorities regarding
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environmental risk factors for breast cancer?
• hat do they want to make sure the committee is
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aware of?
• What do they hope the study will contribute?
Organizations Planning to Present
Avon Foundation: Marc Hurlbert, Ph.D.
Breast Cancer Fund: Janet Gray, Ph.D.
Breast Cancer Research Foundation: Mary Beth Terry,
Ph.D. (phone)
National Breast Cancer Coalition: Fran Visco
National Institutes of Health Breast Cancer and
Environment Activities: Gwen Collman, Ph.D.
Young Survival Coalition: Marcia Stein
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00–4:30 p.m. Introduction to Issues in Studying Breast Cancer and
the Environment
Presentations by Committee Members
4:30 p.m. Opportunity for Individual Public Comment
Kathleen Burns, Ph.D. (phone)
Director, Sciencecorps
Lexington, MA
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William Mimiaga, Major, USMC (RET) (phone)
California
Michael Partain (phone)
The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten
James Fontella (phone)
Shelby Township, MI
5:00 p.m. Adjourn Open Session
MEETING 2
Committee on Breast Cancer and the Environment:
The Scientific Evidence, Research Methodology, and Future Directions
The Hyatt Regency San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
2:00 p.m. Introductory Remarks
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D.
Chair, Committee on Breast Cancer and the
Environment: The Scientific Evidence, Research
Methodology, and Future Directions
Introductions by committee members and meeting
attendees
Opportunity for Sponsor Comment
Amelie Ramirez, Dr.P.H.
Member, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Scientific
Advisory Board
Director, Institute for Health Promotion Research
University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio
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2:15 p.m. Role of Animal Models in Studying Environmental
Factors for Breast Cancer
Helmut Zarbl, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School
Questions and discussion with the committee
3:00 p.m. Role of Stem Cells in Environmental Risks for Breast
Cancer
Zena Werb, Ph.D.
Professor of Anatomy
University of California, San Francisco
Questions and discussion with the committee
3:45 p.m. Linking Prenatal and Neonatal Exposures to Breast
Cancer Risks
Dimitrios Trichopoulos, M.D.
Professor of Cancer Prevention and
Professor of Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public Health
Questions and discussion with the committee
4:30 p.m. General Discussion as Needed
4:45–5:25 p.m. Comments from Breast Cancer Research and
Advocacy Organizations
• hat are their concerns and priorities regarding
W
environmental risk factors for breast cancer?
• hat do they want to make sure the committee is
W
aware of?
• hat do they hope the study will contribute?
W
Organizations Planning to Present
American Cancer Society: Michael Thun, M.D.
Breast Cancer Action: Kim Irish, J.D.
Breast Cancer Fund: Nancy Buermeyer
Zero Breast Cancer: Janice Barlow
5:25 p.m. Adjourn Open Session
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
8:30 a.m. Introductory Remarks
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D.
Chair, Committee on Breast Cancer and the
Environment: The Scientific Evidence, Research
Methodology, and Future Directions
Introductions by committee members and meeting
attendees
8:45 a.m.– Reaching Conclusions About Carcinogenicity
12:00 p.m.
8:45 a.m. Weighing Evidence from NTP Bioassays
John Bucher, Ph.D.
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program
Questions and discussion
9:30 a.m. Evaluation of Human and Experimental Evidence to
Identify Cancer Hazard and Estimate Risk
Kathryn Z. Guyton, Ph.D., D.A.B.T.
Toxicologist, National Center for Environmental
Assessment
Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA
Questions and discussion
10:15 a.m. Identifying Breast Carcinogens at IARC
Vincent James Cogliano, Ph.D.
Head, IARC Monographs Program
Questions and discussion
11:00 a.m. How Toxicology Can Advance Breast Cancer
Prevention by Informing Chemicals Policies and
Epidemiologic Study Design
Ruthann Rudel, M.S.
Director of Research, Silent Spring Institute
Questions and discussion
11:45 a.m. General discussion as needed
12:00 p.m. Lunch
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1:00–2:00 p.m. Introduction to Issues in Studying Breast Cancer and
the Environment, Committee Presentations Continued
1:00 p.m. An Epidemiologic Perspective on Environmental Risk
Factors
Peggy Reynolds, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist, Cancer Prevention
Institute of California
1:30 p.m. Breast Cancer and Environment Research Centers:
Experience and Plans
Robert Hiatt, M.D.
Deputy Director, Helen Diller Family
Comprehensive Cancer Center
2:00–3:00 p.m. Initiatives on Breast Cancer and the Environment:
Research Gaps and Policy Proposals
2:00 p.m. The California Breast Cancer Research Program’s
Special Research Initiatives on Environment and
Disparities
Marion (Mhel) Kavanaugh-Lynch, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, California Breast Cancer Research
Program
Questions and discussion
2:30 p.m. Breast Cancer and Chemicals Policy Project
Sarah Janssen, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
and
Megan Schwarzman, M.D., M.P.H.
Research Scientist, Berkeley Center for Green
Chemistry
School of Public Health, University of California,
Berkeley
Questions and discussion
3:00 p.m. Opportunity for Individual Public Comment
Nancy Bellen, Santa Rosa, CA
Marika Holmgren, Breast Cancer Survivor
Susan Braun, Executive Director, Commonweal
3:30 p.m. Adjourn Open Session
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MEETING 3
Committee on Breast Cancer and the Environment:
The Scientific Evidence, Research Methodology, and Future Directions
The Keck Center of the National Academies
Washington, DC
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
2:15 p.m. Introductory Remarks
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D.
Chair, Committee on Breast Cancer and the
Environment: The Scientific Evidence, Research
Methodology, and Future Directions
Introductions by committee members and meeting
attendees
Opportunity for Sponsor Comment
Amelie Ramirez, Dr.P.H.
Member, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Scientific
Advisory Board
Director, Institute for Health Promotion Research
University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio
2:30 p.m. Environmental Pollution and Breast Cancer: Adding
Epidemiological Studies to Biological Evidence
Julia G. Brody, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Silent Spring Institute
Questions and discussion with the committee
3:15 p.m. Early Life Exposures and Breast Cancer Risk
Michele R. Forman, Ph.D., M.S.
Professor, Department of Epidemiology
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Questions and discussion with the committee
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4:00 p.m. Windows of Susceptibility to Breast Cancer and
Environmental Exposures
Jose Russo, M.D.
Director, Breast Cancer Research Laboratory and
NCI-NIEHS Breast Cancer and the Environment
Research Center
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Questions and discussion with the committee
4:45 p.m. General Discussion as Needed
5:00 p.m. Opportunity for Individual Public Comment
Rebecca Shaloff, Washington, DC
Victoria Pavelko, Reston, VA
Heather Rogers, Alexandria, VA
5:30 p.m. Adjourn Open Session
