Penn’s Focus On Pancreatic Cancer Conference is a day designed to address the personal and medical issues facing people with pancreatic cancer including those in treatment, survivors, their loved ones, relatives and caregivers.
The conference provides patient-focused information on the latest advances in pancreatic cancer risk, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, symptom management and psychosocial issues; as well as the opportunity to network and gain support from other pancreatic cancer patients and survivors.
Who Should Attend
- Newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
- At risk for pancreatic cancer due to a diagnosis of:
- BRCA2 carrier
- Hereditary pancreatitis
- Familial atypical mole and multiple melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome
- Patients with pancreatic cyst
- Pancreatic cancer survivor
- Family member or caregiver of a pancreatic cancer patient or survivor
Join Us
Time: 7:30 am to 3 pmDate: Friday, March 2, 2012
Location: Hilton Hotel located at 4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Registration: OncoLink.org/Conference/Pancreas or call 800-789-PENN (7366)
Cost: FREE
Unable to Attend?
If you are unable to attend in person, join the conference via free livestream. View the conference livestream for free at PennMedicine.org/Abramson/PanCaLive from 7:30 am to 3 pm EST on March 2.In addition to being able to watch the conference live online, there will be a live web-chat from the conference with a panel of expert clinicians who will answer questions about risk, diagnosis and treatment. To participate in the live web chat or submit a question ahead of time, visit www.OncoLink.org/Webchat. The web-chat will take place March 2, 1:15 pm, ET.
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