Initiatives for Women at The University at Albany and Siena College presented a Winter Forum
Breast Cancer: Women Making a Difference
Wednesday, March 22, 2000 at 5:30 p.m.
Serra Hall, Siena College
A multi-racial panel will address these questions:
| | **Is there a connection between breast cancer and the environment?
**Why are there racial differences in breast cancer survival rates?
**How much money is spent each year on breast cancer research?
**How are we making our voices heard about breast cancer? | |
Leslie Lowe. JD, Harvard Law School. Executive Director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance.
Isabelle T. Bisceglio. BS, Siena College; PhD, microbiology, University of Louisville. Administrator for Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program.
Audrey Thier. BA, Yale; MA, University of Maryland. Pesticide Project Director for Environmental Advocates in Albany.
Kate Forhan. PhD, Johns Hopkins
University. Professor of Political Science at Siena, vice-president
of Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer (CRAAB!), and coordinator
for the New York State Breast Cancer Network.
Sponsored by Siena
College, the University at Albany, Capital
Region Action Against Breast Cancer
(CRAAB!), a grant from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation and the Junior League of Albany,
and the Albany Area Chapter of the
Association for Women in Science (AWIS).
