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Pancreatic Cancer: Advances and Awareness

2010 symposium was held Nov. 10. (read more)
In addition to a general overview, topics include the role of screening, the risks, and new treatments and advances, for patients, caregivers, and medical professionals .
You can register online or by calling 508-334-6936
2010 Symposium slides here.

Pancreatic Cancer: Advances and Awareness

2009 symposium was held Nov. 1. (read more)
In addition to a general overview, topics include the role of screening, the risks, and new treatments and advances, for patients, caregivers, and medical professionals.
2009 Symposium slides here.

Pancreatic cancer symposium

To mark the opening of the Center for Gastrointestinal Oncology at UMass Memorial Cancer Center an evening symposium was held Wednesday, April 19, at UMass. Highlights included:

  • The introduction of the first Pancreatic Cancer Alliance Scholar, whose work is directly supported by our fundraising
  • A presentation by Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D., of UMass on the "Whipple Revisited — Making More Patients Resectable"
  • A keynote address from Malcolm J. Moore, M.D. of Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, entitled "The Chronicles of Pancreas Cancer — What Have We Learned?"
Click here for complete listing of presenters and topics.

Symposium on Progress in the Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Cancer

The UMass Memorial Cancer Center and the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance sponsored this important event. Wed., Nov. 10, 6-8:30 pm.

Current status of imaging and intervention
Dushyant Sahani, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Advances in surgical management
Dana Andersen, MD, UMass Medical School

Keynote Address:
The molecular biology of pancreatic cancer:
opportunities for therapeutic intervention

James L. Abbruzzese, MD, The University of Texas,
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Click here for pdf of invitation. More than 70 people attended. Event was held in Lazare Research Building, UMass Medical School 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, Massachusetts.