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The Second Symposium on the Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer comes 5 years after the first Lillehammer meeting in 1995. The chairperson of the organizing committee, Anne-Lise Borresen-Dale (Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway), reminded the 250 participants of the momentous changes that have occurred in the field in the intervening years, not least the death of the co-organizer of the first meeting, Ruth Sager, who sadly died of bladder cancer in 1997. This second symposium was held in her memory.  A major goal of the organizers was to foster ties between basic and clinical scientists, and to promote translational collaborations. In his opening address Stener Kvinnsland (The Norwegian Cancer Society, Oslo, Norway) described the trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality. Despite improvements in survival, breast cancer remains a major cause of death, with approximately 385 000 deaths per year (in 1997). Kvinnsland pointed out that a stage migration rather than a decrease in incidence rate is likely over the next decade. Only when future molecular break-throughs are incorporated into the clinic can we expect a reduction in incidence rates. Introductory lectures from the perspectives of a patient (Susan Leigh, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, Tucson, AZ, USA), a clinician (Nancy Davidson, John Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, MA, USA) and a scientist (Carlo Croce, Kimmel Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA) opened the meeting (and the delegates minds) very well.

Second International Symposium on the Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer, March 12-16, 2000, Lillehammer, Norway