An in-person event that explores the impact of food and science on breast health presented by the UCSF Breast Care Center.
Image
AGENDA | Saturday, October 11, 2025
- 9:30 am: Tabling, Resources, Scientific Posters
- 10:15 am: Introduction
- 10:30 am: Panel Discussion: What Are the New Trends in Treatment?
- 11:30 am: Tastings, Resources, Scientific Posters
- 12:00 pm: Lecture: Exposures and Cancer Risk - What Are the New Ways to Understand Risk?
- 12:25 pm: Cooking Demonstration: What’s New and Healthy to Cook Up at Home?
- 12:55 pm: Salsa Dance Break
- 1:30 pm: Panel Discussion: Hormone Replacement and Breast Cancer - What Are the Risks? What Are the Benefits? What Don't We Know?
- 2:45 pm: Closing Remarks
View Highlights from Taste for the Cure 2024
View Highlights from Taste for the Cure 2023
View Highlights from Taste for the Cure 2022
View Highlights from Taste for the Cure 2021
Image
Taste for the Cure 2024 was held in person on Saturday, October 15, 2024, at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.
- 9:30 am: Tastings, Resources, Scientific Posters
- 10:15 am: Introduction | Laura Esserman, MD, MBA
- 10:30 am: Panel Discussion: Personalized Treatment for Breast Cancer: They Are Here!
- 11:15 am: Tastings, Resources, Scientific Posters
- 12:00 pm: The Journey of Tissue: Tumor Avatars to New Therapies | Jennifer Rosenbluth, MD, PhD
- 12:20 pm: Cooking Demonstration: What’s New and Healthy to Cook Up at Home
- 1:00 pm: Panel Discussion: Suffering After Breast Cancer? We Can Help!
- 2:00 pm: Closing Remarks
An in-person event that explores the impact of food and science on breast health presented by the UCSF Breast Care Center.
Image
Taste for the Cure 2023 was held in person on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.
Agenda
- 10:00 am - Introduction with Laura Esserman, MD, MBA
- 10:15 am - Panel Discussion: New Opportunities for Treatment of DCIS
- 11:30 am - Resources. Scientific Posters. Tastings.
- 12:00 pm - May the Fiber Be With You: Cooking for Your Microbiome with Katrine Whiteson, PhD
- 12:30 pm - Cooking Demonstration with Chef Caleb Peyton & Laura Esserman, MD, MBA
- 1:00 pm - Panel Discussion: New Agents and Managing Side Effects
- 2:00 pm - Closing Remarks; Q&A Session
Resources from the 2023 Event
- Handout: 2023 Resource Handout
- Presentation slides: Integrative Analysis of the Microbiome to Investigate Whole-Person Health
- Flyer: Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Group
- Flyer: The Breast Cancer Café
- Posters: Breast Care Center Intern Posters
Image
Presented by the UCSF Breast Care Center, Taste for the Cure 2021 was held virtually over two days: October 16 and 23, 2021.
- Download the 2021 Resource Handout
- View the recipe from Day 2 (Oct 23rd) cooking demonstration:
Spinach + Cheese Baked Spaghetti Squash- Check out the substitutions Tab at the bottom for dairy-free cooking instructions!
- We don't suggest cooking along, given the compressed timeline.