The 16th Annual Scientific Symposium ‘Breast Cancer Conference 2011’ co-organized by the Department of Clinical Oncology, CUHK; the Hong Kong Cancer Institute; the State Key Laboratory in Oncology in South China (CUHK) and the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation was held on 5 and 6 November 2011. Distinguished medical experts and clinical researchers from Australia, Europe, the US and Hong Kong gathered to present on the epidemiology, risk factors and state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary management of breast cancer.

The opening ceremony was officiated by Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Dr. Sandra Swain, president-elect of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; Dr. Polly Cheung, founder of the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation; Prof. Anthony Chan, director of the Hong Kong Cancer Institute, and Prof. Winnie Yeo, chairman of the conference’s Scientific Committee.