The Yvonne Ashley Galiber Breast Cancer Foundation will host a free two-day Breast and Prostate Cancer Conference April 24 and 25 at the University of the Virgin Islands Albert A. Sheen Campus Great Hall on St. Croix, a press release announced.
The event, themed “Linked by Genes. United by Hope,” runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost both days, according to the press release.
Organizers said the conference will focus on how genetic makeup, family history and shared heritage influence the risk of breast and prostate cancers, along with prevention, early detection and survivorship.
Sponsored in part by the V.I. Public Finance Authority, the event is open to the public and designed to expand access to cancer education, care and support across the territory, the press release stated.
The conference is held in memory of the foundation’s founder, Yvonne Ashley Galiber, who died in May 2025 at age 62, the release stated.
Foundation President Cassandra Dunn said, “Yvonne believed in closing the gaps—between diagnosis and care, between fear and understanding, and between those with access to health resources and those without. Cancer touches all of us, as patients, as caregivers, as neighbors, as family. We must talk about it.”
According to organizers, the agenda will include presentations from local, regional and national experts on cancer risk factors, emotional impacts, genetic inheritance, nutrition, exercise and caregiving. Survivors will also share their experiences.
The event will feature separate sessions for men and women to allow for more private discussions, along with chair yoga activities for participants, the release stated.
Organizers said the conference is open to attendees from teens to seniors and encouraged early registration at yagfoundation.org. A closing reception will be held at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts.
The Yvonne Ashley Galiber Foundation is a nonprofit that supports individuals and families affected by cancer in the U.S. Virgin Islands through education, outreach and access to early detection services.
