Welcome to the Press Room of the 9th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer. Click here to download a PDF version of the 2008 press kit.

Press Release: International Conference Convenes Young Breast Cancer Survivors, Leading Healthcare Experts to Address Breast Cancer in Young Women

• Bios of Keynote Speakers

• Bios of Workshop Speakers

To learn more about the history and need for the conference, please read:

• Fact Sheet: History of Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breas Cancer

• Fact Sheet: Young Women and Breast Cancer

• Testimonials from Previous Attendees

To learn more about the hosting organizations, please read:

• About Living Beyond Breast Cancer
• Bio of Jean Sachs, Executive Director of Living Beyond Breast Cancer
• Mit Joyner, MSW, LSW, Chair of the Living Beyond Breast Cancer Board of Directors

• About the Susan G. Komen for the Cure
• Bio of Hala Moddelmog, Susan G. Komen for the Cure President and Chief Executive Officer
• Cindy Geoghegan, Executive Advisor, Scientific Community Relations, Susan G. Komen for the Cure

• About the Young Survival Coalition
• Lanita Moss, YSC Co-Founder and Board of Directors President

To read clips about the conference:
Express, “Surviving Young,” February 20, 2007
Washington Post, “After the Tears,” February 28, 2007
CBN News, “Breast Cancer Organizations Go Younger,” February 25, 2007

We will update this page frequently as more information becomes available.

NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA: To attend the conference or write about it, please contact Karen Borack at (212) 242-4629 or kborack@msn.com, or Anna Shaffer at (610) 645-4567 or anna@lbbc.org.