Purposes and Activities

 

1. This Society has such purposes as follows:
encouraging study, research, education and training concerning with breast cancer for members and contribute to the public health.

 

2. In order to accomplish the said purposes, the Society will carry out the following projects:

 

* Hosting academic conferences, symposia and lectures.
* Publishing bulletins, articles and books.
* Communication and cooperation with national and
* International associations on breast cancer and other related academic associations.
* Administration of institutions concerned with breast specialist.
* Other projects necessary to accomplish the said purposes.

 

 

 

Officers

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors
Seigo Nakamura

 

President
Seigo Nakamura

 

President-Elect
Takuji Iwase

 

Incoming President-Elect
Hirotaka Iwase

 

Directors

Masafumi Kurosumi
Shigeru Imoto
Junichi Kurebayashi
Toshiaki Saeki
Jun Horiguchi
Yutaka Tokuda
Hirofumi Mukai
Yasuhiro Ogawa
Masakazu Toi
Yoshinori Ito
Koichiro Tsugawa
Hiromitsu Jinno
Shinji Ohno
Hiroji Iwata
Takayoshi Uematsu
Yasuo Miyoshi
Shinobu Masuda

 

Auditors

Koichi Hirata
Reiki Nishimura

 

 

Executive Office

 

Buyo Building 3F, 3-8-16, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0027 Japan

 

 

 

Members of Constituent

 

All members	9,846
Surgeon	6,741
Radiologist & Oncologist	1,254
Pathologist & Basic scientist	329
Associate members	1,520

 

 

 

Publication

 

Breast Cancer

6 issues / year

Editor-in-Chief: Shinzaburo Noguchi

 

The official journal of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society, Breast Cancer publishes articles that contribute to progress in the field, in basic or translational research and also in clinical research. It develops a new focus and new perspectives for all who are concerned with breast cancer.

 

 

Annual meeting

 

The society holds an annual meeting at which members have an opportunity to discuss the latest breakthroughs in all fields related to breast cancer research. The meeting also represents the year's best networking event and a chance for career advancement for all those involved in breast cancer research.

 

Usually, the meeting is held in the early summer. At a recent meeting, more than 5,000 participants attended to discuss topics from 1,800 abstracts on new and significant discoveries in basic, clinical and translational breast cancer research.

 

Local annual meetings are also held independently at 7 different locations throughout Japan. These meetings consist mainly of the presentation of case studies and several lectures on contemporary topics.

 

 

Association Awards and Prizes

 

Every year, the society presents an award to a member who published the best paper of the year in Breast Cancer, which is the official journal of the society. Another award is given to several members who have regularly made significant contributions to breast cancer research.