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Pictured Above: Dr. Brooke Emerling, winner of the Howell Fast Pitch Contest Award; Kathleen Franklin, Howell Foundation Board Member; and Dr. Carole Banka, former Howell Foundation Board Member and Fast Pitch judge. Actually, we all are winners when it comes to learning about the latest research in metastatic breast cancer (MBC). While efforts have reduced mortality rates by more than a third, the work in finding the cure has doubled. There are currently more than 150,000 women living with stage IV metastasized breast cancer in the US. The Susan G. Komen Foundation held it second Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference in March, where patients, providers and researchers came together to paint a picture of the current status and advancements in treatments for MBC. Moderated by Farideh Z. Bischoff, Ph.D and CEO of FreMon Scientific, the program included presentations from a panel of experts in the field: Keith Wilner MD, Executive Director of Oncology at Pf...