The Group Room broadcast will take place on Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, 1-3pm CT, in Room 218-BC of the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio, TX. Visitors of the conference are encouraged to attend the broadcast.

"The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium brings together key oncology opinion leaders and researchers from throughout the world. At the speed in which advances are being made in diagnostic modalities and treatment, this fifth annual broadcast from the Symposium ensures listeners of The Group Room a clear and concise understanding of the vital information that impacts clinical options, choices, and quality of life" said, Selma R. Schimmel, Founder and CEO of Vital Options International, and a 22 year breast cancer survivor.

"The leadership of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is committed to enhancing patient education and communication initiatives. The yearly annual collaboration with Vital Options and The Group Room provides physicians and advocates the opportunity to deepen a dialogue and gain insight as to the concerns affecting the patient and research community," said Dr. Kent Osborne, Co-Chair of the 2005 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Joining the taped discussion on The Group Room are:

• Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Interim Co-Director, Magee-Womens Breast Cancer Program of UPMC Cancer Centers; and Medical Director, Women's Cancer Center at Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center;
• C. Kent Osborne, MD, Director, Breast Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and Co-Chair of the 2005 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium;
• Edith A. Perez, MD, Director of both Clinical Investigation and the Breast Cancer Program in the Division of Hematology/ Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Professor of Medicine at Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota, and member of the Mayo Clinic's Breast Cancer Steering Committee;
• Lawrence Wickerham, MD, Associate Chairman of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), Associate Professor of Human Oncology at the Pittsburgh Campus of the Drexel University School of Medicine.

Founded in 1983, Vital Options was the first national organization to singularly focus on young adults with cancer. In 1993, Vital Options expanded its work into cancer communications, serving patients of all ages, further expanding in 2000 where it soon becoming a registered European charity, with the launch of Choix Vital: Parole & Cancer in Paris, France, a patient advocacy and support program with a close working relationship with the American Hospital of Paris. Today, Vital Options is an international not-for-profit cancer communications, advocacy and support organization headquartered in Southern California.

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) is a division of Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC). CTRC is an independent, non-profit institution directed by a volunteer Board of Governors committed to providing the highest quality cancer treatment, research, and education.

This special remote broadcast of The Group Room is made possible through educational grants from AstraZeneca, LP, Genentech BioOncology and Veridex, LLC.