Cutting Edge Lecture: The breast tumor microenvironment - friends or foes?

The development of breast cancer is a complex process that involves the accumulation of multiple independent mutations and epigenetic changes in both the tumor as well as the tumor microenvironment. In the past few years the use of genomic approaches has revolutionised how we think about cancer. Genomic signatures have facilitated the identification of cancer subtypes, disease recurrence, and response to specific therapies. These tools provide new understandings on how changes in the tumor microenvironment impacts on breast cancer progression and outcome.

The Cutting Edge Lecture Series in Science was initiated in 2003 with the express purpose of fostering communication between scientists in different disciplines as well as between scientists and the public. Co-sponsored with the Principal, the Dean of Medicine, the Dean of Science,the Provost, and the Vice-Principal, Research and International Relations.