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title: Upcoming Webinar on FDA Drug Approvals and Breast Cancer
date: 2011-06-16T02:04:44-04:00
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[From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Upcoming Webinar on FDA Drug Approvals and Breast Cancer

By Rachel Walden • June 16, 2011

Please note: This entry -- originally posted at [Our Bodies, Our Blog](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog) -- has not been updated since the publication date listed above.

An upcoming webinar may be of interest to readers:  
  
  
  
**Patients Before Profits: What You Should Know About the FDA, Big Pharma, and Breast Cancer**  
  
June 21, 2011 10:00AM – 11:00 AM Pacific (1:00 pm - 2:00 PM Eastern)  
  
  
  
Featuring Miriam Hidalgo, [BCAction](http://bcaction.org/) Volunteer Program Coordinator and Jane Zones, Medical Sociologist and Former BCAction Board Member  
  
> We will focus on how the competing interests of pharmaceutical companies and regulatory governmental bodies can fail to deliver safe and effective drugs that patients need. If you sign up, you will learn about power players at the FDA, the origins of the accelerated approval process, and more.

  
  
You will need to [register online](https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/973107886) for this webinar and then will receive an email with instructions on how to join in on the 21st.

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