North Coast Breast Cancer Conference | Ohio's Largest

Ohio's Largest Breast Cancer Conference

The 2011 North Coast Breast Cancer Conference is presented by North Coast Cancer Care. It is strongly attended by many of the region’s healthcare professionals.

North Coast Cancer Care aims to educate, empower, and inspire Breast Cancer Conference participants to make healthy lifestyle choices to prevent cancer or its recurrence, to advocate for cancer prevention, and high-quality breast care in our region.

The primary goal for the conference is to be a trusted resource of information and educational opportunities for as many individuals as possible who have been touched by cancer, and their families, friends, and healthcare providers.

The North Coast Breast Cancer Conference will provide attendees with the most accurate and timely information available regarding the complex issues related to breast cancer and to inspire participants to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and advocate for high-quality breast care and health.

Our hope is that attendees will leave the event feeling more informed about their health and the myriad complexities of breast cancer, more empowered to make healthy lifestyle choices, and stronger and more hopeful from their experience of attending the conference.

Proceeds from the North Coast Breast Cancer Conference benefit the North Coast Cancer Foundation. North Coast Cancer Foundation (NCCF) was established in 2007 to provide education and ongoing support for those affected by cancer in Erie, Sandusky, Huron, Seneca, and Ottawa counties in northern Ohio.

Successful initiatives include Community of Caring programs such as Art Therapy, Yoga, Scrapbooking, Nutrition & Wellness program and the North Coast Breast Cancer Conference.

The NCCF is a tax-exempt charitable organization under IRS code 501(c)(3).

NCCF seeks to provide:

Financial support for uninsured and underinsured cancer patients;
Education for patients, members of our community, and fellow healthcare professionals;
Complementary therapies where appropriate for patients and their caregivers; and
Research opportunities to improve patients' outcomes

Fast Facts about Breast Cancer

The most common cancer in women, no matter your race or ethnicity.
The most common cause of death from cancer among Hispanic women.
The second most common cause of death from cancer among white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women.
In 2006, 191,410 women were diagnosed with breast cancer / 40,820 women died from breast cancer.
About 1.2 million cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed this year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
About 75% of breast cancers are found in women over age 50.
The chance of having breast cancer for a woman in her fifties is about 1 in 50.
The chance of having breast cancer for a woman in her nineties is about 1 in 9.
About 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of breast cancer.
Men also get breast cancer, however, men account for less than one percent of all breast cancer cases - breast cancer statistics.