You and your breast center are invited to
showcase your research.
The Goal of the NCBC Poster and Abstract program is to:
  • Facilitate communication between breast care centers
  • Disseminate knowledge that may be useful to our members and their patients
  • Give recognition to outstanding submissions.
Category I - Breast Center Operations, Administration and Programs
A. Breast Center Office Operations
1. Coordinating Clinical Programs
2. Multidisciplinary Breast Conference: Development and Management
3. Office Procedures: Scheduling, Registration, Billing & Coding
4. Efficiency, Productivity & Profitability
B. Administration
1. Staffing/Human Resources: Recruitment, Selection, Advancement, Problem-solving
2. Financial Resources
3. Accounting and Reporting
4. Fund Raising
C. Programs
1. Psychosocial: Counseling, Support Groups, Peer Volunteers, etc.
2. Education & Outreach
3. High Risk Program
4. Novel Patient Flow Algorithms
Category II – Patient Care and Support
A.   Nursing
1. Nursing Care of Breast Cancer Patients
2. Innovative Nursing Role
B.   Breast Cancer Navigation 
1. Roles of Nurse and Lay Navigators
2. Innovative Navigator Roles
C.  Integrative, Supportive and Palliative Care
1. Nutrition
2. Exercise
3. Sexual Health and Sexuality
4. Other Integrative/Supportive Care Issues
5. Palliative Care
D.  Breast Cancer Genetics/Screening 
E.   Complementary and Alternative Care
F.   Survivorship Care
G.  Benign Breast Disease
H.  Lymphedema
Category III – Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Management
A. Diagnostic Imaging
1. Screening and Diagnostic Mammography
2. Ultrasound
3. MRI
4. Novel Imaging or Positioning Techniques
B. Pathologic Evaluation and Biomarkers
C. Breast Surgery
1. Surgical Techniques
2. New Surgical Approaches, including Oncoplastic Surgery
3. Nodal Evaluation
4. Plastic Surgery/Breast Reconstruction
D. Medical Oncology – Early Stage and Advanced Disease
1. Chemotherapy
2. Hormonal Therapy
3. Targeted and Biologic Therapies
4. Medical Oncology Decision Making
E. Radiation Oncology
1. Traditional vs. Partial Breast Radiation
2. New Radiation Technologies
3. Radiation Oncology Decision Making
Submission Deadline is January 4th, 2021.
NCBC Special Recognition
2020 Poster/Abstract Award Winners
Category 1 - Innovative Solution to Reduce Time from Positive Breast Cancer Diagnosis to Initial Definitive Surgery.
Authors: C.McDonnell, K.Bobolis, K.Tran, C. Baker, R.Rowberry, C.Kubicky, D.Dix, K.VanYsseldyk, J.Hye Park, S.Atieno, C.Braun, M.Haag Brooding, M.Wegner, M.McCarthy

Category 2 - Chatbot-based CARE program identifies high risk patients based on clinical and genetic factors at the time of breast imaging
Authors: E.Kraemer, A.Redding, T.Harvell, C.Horton, P.Reineke, H.LaDuca, K.Jasperson

Category 3- Deregulated gene expression in relation with DNA methylation profiles associated with Estrogen Receptor (ER) status and breast cancer molecular subtypes
Authors: L.Addou-Klouche, D.Birnbaum, M.Chaffanet

Fellow Winner - The Effects of the Lifestyle, Exercise and Nutrition Study on Weight Loss Maintenance in Breast Cancer Survivors
Authors: A.Lisevick, B.Cartmel, M.Harrigan, F.Li, T.Sanft, M.Irwin
Advocating for Excellence in Breast Health Care