Media Advisory:
ASTRO's 43rd Annual Meeting Highlights Advances in Cancer Treatments
Contacts:Katherine Egan Bennett703-227-0156[email protected]
Lesley Nevers703-227-0141[email protected]
WHAT: The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's annual meeting provides you with an opportunity to speak with the people who are making cutting-edge discoveries in radiation oncology and cancer treatment. The meeting is expected to bring in more than 10,000 people.
Topics that will be covered at the ASTRO annual meeting include:* Prostatectomy or Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer* Surgical and Non-Surgical Treatments for Esophageal Cancer* Controversies and Realities of Advanced Radiotherapy Technology* The Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Tumors of Childhood* Treatment Techniques in the Management of Early Stage Breast Cancer* Unconventional Medical Therapies and the Cancer Patient* Coronary Artery Radiation Therapy (Vascular Brachytherapy)* Biologically and Physically Targeted Treatment for Lung Cancer
This meeting includes presentations by these cancer researchers: * ASTRO President David A. Larson, M.D., Ph.D., University of California San Francisco, will discuss controversies in radiation oncology. * Daniel G. Petereit, M.D., Rapid City Regional Cancer Center in South Dakota, will talk about the role of high-dose-rate brachytherapy for Gynecologic Neoplasms. * Michael Zelefsky, M.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and Jeffrey D. Forman, M.D., Harper Hospital in Detroit, are to describe the results of external beam radiotherapy and 3D conformal radiotherapy for patients will early stage prostate cancer. * Paul Wallner, D.O., University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia, and Michael Steinberg, M.D., Santa Monica Cancer Treatment Center in California, will lead a discussion on Healthcare Policy and Reimbursement -- Socio-Economics for Dummies. * Richard M. Levy, Ph.D., President and CEO of Varian Medical Systems in Palo Alto, Calif., will discuss the realities of advanced radiotherapy technology. * W. Robert Lee, M.D., Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston Salem, N.C., and Bradley Prestidge, M.D., Cancer Therapy Research Center in San Antonio, will discuss the results, considerations, morbidity and quality of life as a result of prostate brachytherapy.
WHO: The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) is the largest radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 6,900 members. As a leading organization in radiation oncology, biology and physics, the society's goals are to advance the scientific base of radiation therapy and to extend the benefits of radiation therapy to those with cancer and other diseases.
WHEN: November 4-8, 2001
WHERE: Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, Calif.
HOW: This conference is free and open to all members of the registered press. To attend, please fill out the following registration form and fax it back to Katherine Bennett at 703-502-7852 or e-mail [email protected].
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To register, please fax this form back to Katherine Bennett at(703) 502-7852 or e-mail it to [email protected].
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