A San Antonio oncologist spoke to KSAT about the ways we can prevent breast cancer, a disease that kills tens of thousands of American women every year.

It’s the second most common cancer among women in the United States, and this week, it was center stage at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

The Alamo City welcomed thousands of visitors this week for the 44th San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

San Antonio is hosting one of the largest breast cancer symposiums in the world this week.

It’s one of the largest breast cancer symposiums in the world and it’s happening right here in San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO – Even though the year 2020 has revolved around the coronavirus pandemic, that doesn’t all other diseases have disappeared. Dr. Virginia Kaklamani, breast oncologist at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, joined Leading SA on Sunday to discuss breast cancer research developments and more on the virtual 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium that will be held this week. “This is the largest breast cancer symposium in the world, that started over 42 years ago here in San Antonio, in a room right by the airport with 20 local oncologists learning about breast cancer. This is how we diagnose breast cancer early and this is how we can cure it more. RELATED: ‘Get that mammogram, don’t put it off,’ says breast cancer patient who waited to be screened