8th
Annual National African American Breast Cancer Conference
Celebrates Survivorship
Formation of National Coalition to unify the Black woman's
fight against breast cancer
Houston, TX (BlackNews.com) - Sisters Network Inc.,
the nation's only African American breast cancer survivorship
organization, today unveiled plans to host its 8th Annual
National Breast Cancer Conference, Celebrating Survivorship
in Houston, Texas.
The 2006 Conference Chairs are Dr. Edgardo Rivera, Director
of Breast Cancer Research at Breastlink Medical Group, Inc.
in Long Beach, Calif. and Dr. C. Kent Osborne, Director of
the Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Dr. Lisa Newman, Director of the Breast Care Center at the
University of Michigan and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
are Honorary Chairs.
The three-day conference will be held April 7-9, 2006 at
the Intercontinental Hotel, 2222 West Loop South. Registration
is $165 and includes general sessions, workshops, exhibits,
a live interactive web cast and a Signature Awards Luncheon
featuring Dr. C. Kent Osborne, Director of the Breast Center
at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. The conference concludes
with the Gospel Prayer Breakfast featuring Award-winning Gospel
recording artist Vickie Winans.
Presidents
from some of the nation's leading African American and
Medical organizations are also expected to attend to
discuss a new National Coalition to establish one voice
to win the fight against breast cancer in the nations
African American communities. Organizations accepting
include Oncology Nursing Society, Association of Black
Cardiologists, The Links Inc., The Top Ladies of Distinction,
Inc., and others.
Since 1999, the groundbreaking conference attracts nearly
600 participants, including hundreds of African American
breast cancer survivors, nationally recognized medical
experts, elected officials, community leaders and the
general public from across the nation.
The conference is the only annual national African American
Breast Cancer conference to specifically address the
impact of breast cancer among black women. Previous
metropolitan host cities include Atlanta, Detroit and
Richmond, VA.
"Knowledge
truly is power. Sisters conference provides a forum
for breast cancer survivors, advocates and health care
professionals to share valuable knowledge and resources,"
says Karen E. Jackson, Founder/CEO, Sisters Network
Inc., and Conference Co-Chair. "Most importantly, the
conference empowers our members by bonding them through
a common experience of breast cancer survivorship."
One recent breast cancer study found that African American
women are 130 to 150 percent more likely than white
women to be diagnosed with later-stage tumors and face
a 50 percent greater risk of dying. (Source: Essence
Magazine, October 2003)
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
will provide continuing education CEU and CHES credits.
This activity meetings Type One criteria for mandatory
continuing education requirements toward re-licensure
as established by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the
State of Texas.
Confirmed sponsors to date include the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), Amgen, The Susan G. Komen
Foundation, Genentech, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Lilly,
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,
Baylor College of Medicine, The Houston Chronicle, Heart
& Soul Magazine, and ONYX Style Magazine. To register,
please call 1-866-781-1808 or visit www.sistersnetworkinc.org
Founded in 1994, Sisters Network Inc. has solidified
its position as the national voice and a leader in the
African American woman's fight against breast cancer.
Membership is 3000, which includes more than 40 affiliate
chapters nationwide.
PRESS CONTACT:
Jacqueline Preston
Sisters Network Inc.
713-781-0255
jpreston@sleh.com
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