Annual Conference

We invite you to be a part of this important day for the Bay Area cancer community and beyond.

Unique Event

This is a one-of-a-kind, full-day event that has a strong, loyal following and attracts new attendees each year. It brings together patients in treatment, long-term survivors, caregivers, medical and psychosocial professionals, and community organizations.

World-Renowned Speakers

Distinguished professionals share the latest developments in a wide range of topics around treatment and supportive care for breast and ovarian cancer.

Agenda

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Registration | Breakfast | Resource Fair 

9:30 – 9:40 a.m. 
Welcome,  Rina Bello, BACC Executive Director

9:30 – 9:40 a.m.
Nutritional Terrains of Cancer—How to Empower yourself with Nutrition, Natalie Ledesma, MS, RDN, CSO, CLT

10:35 – 10:50 a.m.
Personal Story

10:50 – 11:40 a.m. 
When Sex Takes a Backseat: Navigating your way back
to a fulfilling sex life during and after cancer,
Leah Millheiser, M.D., MSCP

11:40 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Lunch | Resource Fair (ends after lunch)

12:40 – 1:30p.m.
Breakout Session I

  • Sleep Disruption After Cancer: Tips and Tools to Regain Healthy Sleep, Michelle Primeau, M.D.
  • Navigating Fertility and Family-Building after a Cancer Diagnosis,
Catherine Benedict, Ph.D., Pamela Simon, MSN, CPNP, CPON
  • An Empowering Approach to Getting the Support You Need,
Rebecca Bloom

1:35 – 2:25 p.m.
Breakout Session II

  • Updates in the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer,
    Amina Chaudhry, M.D.
  • Updates in the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer,
    Michael A Bookman, M.D.
  • Updates in Systemic Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer,
    George Sledge, M.D.

2:25 – 2:30 p.m.
Break & Clients Return to the Auditorium

2:30 – 3:20 p.m.
The Epic 8 Lifestyle Competencies for Wellness: From Diagnosis to Survivorship, Jennifer Ashby, DAOM, LAc.

3:20 – 3:30 p.m.
Conference Closing, Rina Bello, BACC Executive Director

Resource Fair

Our resource fair provides the opportunity for partners to interact directly with conference attendees. Exhibitor details coming soon!

Change the way people experience cancer.

Your philanthropic support of BACC’s conference makes cutting-edge cancer information and critical resources accessible to anyone facing breast or ovarian cancer. Your investment also helps people build relationships with others in similar situations and connects them with the 50+ programs and services BACC offers, free of charge.

BACC serves approximately 3,165 each year. For more information about the BACC community and the powerful way you can help improve the lives of those facing cancer, visit bayareacancer.org.

For More Information

For any additional conference questions, please email our Director of Programs and Services, Sonia Sifuentes, at sonia@bayareacancer.org.

For information about sponsorship opportunities, please email Catherine Fleres, Philanthropy Coordinator, at catherine@bayareacancer.org.

You can watch recordings from our 2022 Annual Cancer Conference
on our YouTube channel here.