The meeting drew over 30 people for updates and discussion on breast cancer-related services and activism in the Tompkins County area, and related research on the Cornell campus. He highlighted the following activities and events.
Rod welcomes input into the five-year plan that is currently being prepared.
The Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance Andi Gladstone and Bob Riter, Director and Associate Director of the Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance, overviewed the history and current direction of their support, education and advocacy group. She provided some historical information on the group, including early efforts to move toward a statewide network of breast cancer organizations. This eventually came about through the Albany-based New York State Breast Cancer Network, of which IBCA is an active participant. Bob Riter, new to his position at IBCA and formerly a faculty member at Ithaca College, introduced himself, sharing his personal background of being a male breast cancer survivor. Dr. Rodney Page, Director of the Comparative Cancer Program at Cornell, described the mission and priorities of this new undertaking at Cornell.