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National Brain Tumor Groups to Hold Seminar at SNI 02-07-2008
BOSTON -- The Brain Tumor Society, Sutter Neuroscience Institute and National Brain Tumor Foundation are collaborating to offer a one-day seminar for pediatric and adult brain tumor patients, survivors, caregivers and family members.
"Let's Talk About Brain Tumors" will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Sutter Cancer Center, 2800 L St., in Sacramento. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and RSVPs are required at 800-934-2873. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
This is the sixth in a series of national one-day seminars presented by the Brain Tumor Society and the National Brain Tumor Foundation. They were launched in March 2006 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, the teaching affiliate of Harvard University, and subsequent ones were held in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Phoenix and New York City. The Sutter Neuroscience Institute, headquartered in Sacramento, was chosen as the first to host a seminar in California because of its reputation as one of the top neurological and neurosurgery hospitals in the nation.
"Brain tumor patients and their families need useful medical information and support to learn how to deal with the emotional stress so common with diagnosis, treatment and survivorship," said Harriet Patterson, director of patient services for the National Brain Tumor Foundation. "We wanted to bring this information to the people who need it by creating a one-day seminar series and taking it on the road."
"Let's Talk About Brain Tumors" will cover a range of topics, including: updates on the latest advances in standard and experimental therapies; guidance on managing quality of life issues; information on the management of specific types of brain tumors; and an overview of emerging strategies in brain tumor treatment. There will also be breakout sessions on adult brain tumors and pediatric brain tumors.
"This seminar offers patients and the people that care for them a day full of information and support, as well as opportunities to meet and network with others facing similar challenges," said Nora Wu, M.D., chief neuro-oncologist at the Sutter Neuroscience Institute.
Each year, more than 200,000 adults and children in the United States are diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor. There are more than 120 different types of brain tumors, which are the leading cause of solid tumor cancer death in children and the second leading cause of cancer death in young adults ages 20 to 39. Because of their location in the brain, an extraordinarily complex and vital organ, brain tumors present unique challenges for patients and the people who care for them.
For more information or to register, please visit www.braintumor.org or call 800-934-2873.
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"Let's Talk About Brain Tumors" will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Sutter Cancer Center, 2800 L St., in Sacramento. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and RSVPs are required at 800-934-2873. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
This is the sixth in a series of national one-day seminars presented by the Brain Tumor Society and the National Brain Tumor Foundation. They were launched in March 2006 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, the teaching affiliate of Harvard University, and subsequent ones were held in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Phoenix and New York City. The Sutter Neuroscience Institute, headquartered in Sacramento, was chosen as the first to host a seminar in California because of its reputation as one of the top neurological and neurosurgery hospitals in the nation.
"Brain tumor patients and their families need useful medical information and support to learn how to deal with the emotional stress so common with diagnosis, treatment and survivorship," said Harriet Patterson, director of patient services for the National Brain Tumor Foundation. "We wanted to bring this information to the people who need it by creating a one-day seminar series and taking it on the road."
"Let's Talk About Brain Tumors" will cover a range of topics, including: updates on the latest advances in standard and experimental therapies; guidance on managing quality of life issues; information on the management of specific types of brain tumors; and an overview of emerging strategies in brain tumor treatment. There will also be breakout sessions on adult brain tumors and pediatric brain tumors.
"This seminar offers patients and the people that care for them a day full of information and support, as well as opportunities to meet and network with others facing similar challenges," said Nora Wu, M.D., chief neuro-oncologist at the Sutter Neuroscience Institute.
Each year, more than 200,000 adults and children in the United States are diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor. There are more than 120 different types of brain tumors, which are the leading cause of solid tumor cancer death in children and the second leading cause of cancer death in young adults ages 20 to 39. Because of their location in the brain, an extraordinarily complex and vital organ, brain tumors present unique challenges for patients and the people who care for them.
For more information or to register, please visit www.braintumor.org or call 800-934-2873.
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