Japanese Breast Cancer Network: The 7th Annual Breast Cancer Symposium
This post is wayyyyy over due, but I wanted to share it anyway. This past April, I attended the "7th Annual BC Network Breast Cancer Symposium." I actually wrote a post about this event last year, too. (To see that post please click here ). As I mentioned in my previous post, the "BC Network" is a Japanese organization founded by breast cancer survivors. This Japanese network is meant to serve as a support network for those who have survived breast cancer or have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Furthermore, BC network endeavors to educate the Japanese community about breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, etc. Personally, I think this is a wonderful organization and I support it. As someone aspiring to become a breast surgeon, I am always interested in attending breast cancer related events. I must admit, I have recently become fascinated with the field of oncology in general, especially the biochemistry of cancer, but my main focus is still breas...