Your link to the latest Cancer Center news and information: March 1, 2010
Upcoming Events
- March 4: Grand Rounds, Phil Amrein, MD, David Sweetser, MD, "Dasatanib, Lyn kinase and CLL" and "Groucho/TLE Proteins as Master Control Genes in Development, Stem Cells and Cancer," Simches 3110, 12pm
- March 9: Illuminations opening reception
- March 10-14: NCCN Annual Conference, Hollywood, FL
- March 11: Grand Rounds, Jeremy Abramson, MD, ASH Review
- March 18: Grand Rounds, Othon Iliopoulos, MD, Miguel Rivera, MD, "Molecular Genetics of Kidney Cancer"
- March 20: CME: "Update on Management of Patients with Hematologic Malignancies, " Liberty Hotel
- March 20: Jennifer Hunter Yates Sarcoma Foundation "Meet the Experts Panel," 9am-12pm O'Keefe Auditorium, Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 3, 2010 to Donna Silva
- March 25: Robotic Surgery Conference, Simches Auditorium
- March 27: CME: "Hepatocellular Carcinoma- New Trends and Contemporary Management," Simches Research Center
- April 1: Grand Rounds, Nabil El-Bardeesy, PhD, "Genetics of Pancreatic Cancer"
- April 15: Grand Rounds, Noopur Raje, MD (CPC), " A 66-year old woman with cardiac and renal failure"
- April 17-21: AACR Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
- April 22: Grand Rounds, Jeffrey Engelman, MD, Alice Shaw, MD, "Thoracic Cancer"
- April 29: Grand Rounds, Steven Isakoff, MD, Beverly Moy, MD, "Clinical Update in Breast Cancer"
- May 1: SAVE THE DATE - Cancer Survivors Conference
- May 15: CME: "Current Practice and Controversies in Thoracic Malignancy"
- May 15-16: SAVE THE DATE - Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
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From Bench to Bedside
Announcements
- Illuminations Program updates
- HOPES pilot program
- Cancer Center Survivors Conference
- Cancer center physicians publish breast cancer book
In the News
- New York Times three-part series of the research of physician Keith Flaherty
A roller coaster chase for a cure
After long fight, drug gives sudden reprieve
A drug trial cycle: recovery, relapse, reinvention
- Personalizing biomarkers for cancer
NCI Cancer Bulletin quotes Mass General Cancer Center investigator Sridhar Ramaswamy - Breast cancer's positive sign
Chicago Sun-Times cites Mass General research study - Combined mammography cost-effective for some women
Ivanhoe Newschannel coverage of study led by Mass General physician Janie Lee - Proton-Beam Radiotherapy Promising for Advanced Sinonasal Malignancies
Medscape coverage of meeting presentation by Mass General physician Annie Chan (must sign up for free account to view article) - Voice of the artist - art windows of healing
Billerica Minuteman article on Mass General Cancer Center Illuminations art exhibit - Higher dose radiation may be better in prostate cancer
Reuters Health coverage of study led by Mass General physician Anthony Zietman ( Must sign up for free account to view article) - Prostate cancer: the facts and the dangers
Palm Beach Post quotes Mass General-affiliated Florida physician Abraham Schwarzberg - Pinpointing prostate problem without surgery
Spectroscopy Now coverage of study led by Mass General investigator Leo Cheng, also quotes pathologist Chin-Lee Wu - Acton artist specializes in New England landscapes
The Broadcaster – features work of artist in current Illuminations exhibit - Academia–pharma intersect: providing a broader perspective on drug development synergies between academia and industry
editorial in The Oncologist by Mass General physician Bruce Chabner
- 'A story of hope'
Worcester Telegram & Gazette feature on family treated for hereditary stomach cancer at Mass General, quotes genetic counselor Devanshi Patel - Open letter on radiation safety
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