> Libby and Naomi,
If you look at this link, you can see that lactation is a topic at
the conference.
http://www.breast2007.com/topics/default.asp
Here is the actual section in which it is listed:
BREAST PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTION
Steroid and growth hormone receptors in breast cells
Gender differences in the breast
Breast development and abnormalities
Hormonal control of breast function
Pregnancy-associated changes in breast cells
Lactation and breast-feeding: effects on the breast
Breast cell biology after the menopause
Drugs and breast function
Now, since this is supposed to be a congress on "the breast", what is
far more disturbing to me are:
---Out of almost 80 sub-topics, only one mentions breastfeeding
(interestingly it mentions lactation and breast-feeding (sic) as two
separate concepts.
---The emphasis is clearly on pathology, not in any remote way on
wellness
--The entire approach is drug and surgery-based--no holism
whatsoever, except for one minor mention of "lifestyle" treatment of
breast cancer--what about lifestyle prevention of breast cancer!!!
--I am guessing there is no evaluation of the impact of nutrition and
deficiencies such as iodine on health vs disease
--"The breast" is treated as an object distinct and separate from the
woman -- one sub-topic is entitled "the breast unit"!!!
--there is no topic that suggests any discussion of sexuality
--the whole presentation looks like one more way for a surgical
profession to take control of a normal body component and its normal
function and make it pathological
--from reading this, my sense would be that the role of the breast it
to have cancer
If I were to try to influence this congress, it would be to humanize
it, culturalize and socialize it. I would want to see speakers like
Christiane Northrup and Susun Weed and info on keeping well, such as
this:
http://www.breasthealthproject.com/
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
http://healinghumanpotential.blogspot.com/
> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:22:33 -0500
> From: Naomi Bar-Yam <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Conference in Italy on "The Breast"
>
> May I suggest that those in a position to do so submit papers for
> presentation, and encourage your colleagues to do the same. If enough
> papers are submitted that will support all the letters we will write
> asking that bf be included on the agenda. From the looks of the
> program, we're talking about medical practice and biological science
> type research as opposed to social science and how best to promote bf
> or breast health type research.
>
> Naomi Bar-Yam
>
> On Jan 26, 2007, at 11:09 AM, LACTNET automatic digest system wrote:
>
>> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:13:20 -0600
>> From: "Berkeley, Libby" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Conference in Italy on "The Breast"
>>
>> Please, PLEASE all of you who have a minute, Email this group who has
>> called for the "First International Congress on THE BREAST"... (see
>> below) and tell them that if the title byline mentions breast
>> function,
>> they MUST include the main function of the breast.... Yadayadayada..
>> If you read through the agenda, you will see only pathology
>> mentioned,
>> not one entry regarding the breast's actual function. I wrote to
>> them,
>> please as many of you who can also write.
>>
>> Libby in El paso
>>
>> Sick of fighting this prejudice against this organ!
>
>> <http://www.breast2007.com/scientificFormat/default.asp>
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