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Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Start date:

31.10.2025
Duration: 1 meeting | 9 a.m. to 15 p.m.
Modality: In‑person
Location: Austral University Hospital | Room 110

PRESENTATION

Breast Cancer Awareness Day 

Breast Center, Austral University Hospital

INFORMATION

Directors: Dr. Ignacio Mc Lean – Dr. Claudio Paletta

Secretaries: Dr. Yoana Vanni – Dr. Guillermo Córdoba

Medical oncologists, mastologists, radiotherapists, residents and other disciplines involved in the management of patients with breast cancer. 

To generate and update participants' knowledge about breast cancer. To disseminate information about the service's activities, particularly those of the breast tumor clinic.

9:00-9:15 am | Opening – Presentation
Dr. Claudio Paletta – Clinical Oncologist, Head of Breast Oncology, Austral University Hospital

Dr. Ignacio Mc Lean – Head of Mastology, Austral University Hospital

9:00-9:15 am | Management of multifocal/multicentric tumors. Omission of surgical staging of the axilla (SOUND and INSEMA studies).
Dr. Ignacio McLean

9:00-9:15 am | Adjuvant therapy in high-risk luminal breast cancer. Suppression of ovarian function. CDK 4/6 inhibitors. Evidence and clinical practice.
Dr. Guillermo Córdoba – Oncology, Austral University Hospital

9:00-9:15 am | Risk stratification for hereditary breast cancer. Risk-reducing surgery.
Dr. Diana Montoya – Mastology, Austral University Hospital

9:00-9:15 am | Break

9:00-9:15 am Neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy in high-risk triple-negative breast cancer. Role of immunotherapy.
Dr. Claudio Paletta – Oncology, Austral University Hospital

9:00-9:15 am Optimizing treatment in early HER2+ breast cancer. De-escalation strategies.
Dr. Yoana Vanni – Oncology, Austral University Hospital

9:00-9:15 am Surgical treatment following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary lymph node dissection.
Dr. Eduardo Beccar Varela – Mastology, Austral University Hospital

9:00-9:15 am Radiation therapy in high-risk breast cancer. Putting the B51 study into context.
Dr. Javier Otero – Head of Radiotherapy at the VIDT Center of the Central Military Hospital

9:00-9:15 am | Imaging follow-up of the patient with early breast cancer. Utility of MRI.
Dr. Pamela García Suárez – Breast Imaging Specialist, Austral University Hospital

12.40 hs | Lunch

9:00-9:15 am | Breast Center Athenaeum

 

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