Dear friends,

Greetings from WBCC 2020!

The Max Institute of Cancer Care, Delhi, is hosting the first ever all Women Breast Cancer Congress (WBCC 2020). The conference will be held from 12-13 December, 2020. In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, the WBCC 2020 will be held entirely online on a virtual platform.

The theme of the conference is “Breast cancer in 3-D: De-escalation of treatment, Decoding the aftermath of treatment, and Delivering optimum quality of life through a holistic approach to management”. The programme of the conference has been carefully curated to discuss unique, often-overlooked aspects of breast cancer management.

Why an ‘all-women’ breast cancer congress?

The incidence of breast cancer is on the rise both in India and all over the world. India’s young population poses a new, different set of challenges, with many young women getting diagnosed with breast cancer. This leads to concerns about work and family life. The WBCC 2020 aims to understand the issues and concerns of both patients and clinicians. Although many women are leaders and innovators in breast cancer management, this is the first-ever platform to bring them all together under one (virtual) roof.

What makes the WBCC 2020 unique?

• Esteemed, all-women faculty
• Opportunity to interact with breast cancer experts from India and abroad
• Panels on unique quality of life issues and problems faced by breast cancer patients beyond treatment
• Participation of Champion breast cancer survivors, who will share their concerns and experiences
• Keynote address on other concerns that women face in their professional lives, such as discrimination, financial inequality, lack of uniformity in access to healthcare facilities, etc.

Who should attend?

The conference offers a great learning opportunity for all budding oncologists, general surgeons, gynaecologists, pathologists, and radiologists.

What will you take away from WBCC 2020?

• A holistic understanding of breast cancer management through the lens of oncology, radiology, pathology
• A new perspective on life beyond treatment for patients
• How to do less in order to achieve more , avoid treatment-related toxicities, and improve the quality of life of patients