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Pancreatic Cancer Update: Free Seminar
Pancreatic Cancer Update: Free Seminar
Nov 7 2009 9am-2:30pm
Location
Lombardi Cancer Center Martin Marietta Conference Room
Access
This event has been marked as open to the public.
Description
Difficult to diagnose and equally difficult to treat, pancreatic cancer is often aggressive, making it the fifth leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. and the cancer with highest fatality rate. Georgetown University Hospital’s Pancreatic Disease Program is pioneering new techniques to diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer with greater accuracy and less discomfort to patients.

Georgetown’s comprehensive, cutting edge program offers promising new options for the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant disease of the pancreas and biliary system, at any stage.

To learn more about the options available to you or your loved ones, please join our pancreatic physician specialists for a FREE seminar on the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Our seminar will feature:

* State-of-the-Art Diagnostic Imaging for Pancreatic Cancer
* Endoscopic Approach to Pancreatic Cancer: Evaluation and Diagnosis
* Innovations in Pancreatic Surgery
* Treatment of Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer using Cyberknife
* New Medical Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer
* Pain and Symptom Management

Attendance is FREE , but registration is required.
Contact
Georgetown University Hospital, register for event: 202-342-2400
Sponsor
Georgetown University Hospital/Lombardi Cancer Center Pancreatic Cancer Program