Atlanta — The Emory Winship Cancer Institute recently made a visible impact at the largest lung cancer meeting in the world — the 13^th World Conference on Lung Cancer, which was held in July in San Francisco.  In addition to scientific presentations on new therapies for lung cancer, seven Emory physician-scientists also served as session chairs, discussants for key presentations and also served on various program committees.

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LITTLE ROCK – Survivors of ovarian and other gynecological cancers will be celebrated during a day-long retreat at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
 
Scheduled for 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 26, “Shout About the Disease that Whispers” will promote complementary and conventional approaches in the care of women with gynecological cancers. The retreat is hosted by the Just Among Women support group and is open to women with ovarian and other gynecological cancers and their support persons.
 
Cost to attend is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Advance registration is encouraged by Sept. 18 by calling the Cancer Institute’s Clinical Oncology Social Work Department at (501) 686-8145.

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After recently touring the Phase I unit at the Karmanos Cancer Center, representatives from The Kroger Co. wanted to show appreciation to the patients. A basket of Kroger bakery cookies was sent to the patients of the Phase I unit, which were then hand delivered by the Junior Volunteers at Karmanos. Kroger plans to continue providing treats for the Phase I unit in months to come. Read the rest of this entry »

BUFFALO, NY – Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has appointed two physicians to the Department of Diagnostic Radiology. James M. Gannon, MD, will serve in the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Thomas J. Laudico, DO, will join the faculty in the Division of Body Imaging.

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1. Gala for Life Sept. 11 to Benefit UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

BUFFALO, NY – Graham Warren, MD, PhD, will be joining the Department of Radiation Medicine and the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). “I am confident he will contribute significantly to Roswell Park in advancing the field of radiation medicine,” said Michael Kuettel, MD, PhD, MBA, the Barbara C. and George H. Hyde Chair in Radiation Medicine.

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LITTLE ROCK – Thoracic surgeon and lung cancer specialist Matthew A. Steliga, M.D., has joined the staff of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as assistant professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

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Research on blood transfusions points to a potential risk of transfusing donated platelets, especially to patients with bone marrow failure syndromes who are subsequently candidates for bone marrow transplantation.

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1. National Cancer Institute Names Emory to Nationwide NCI Chemical Biology Consortium

BUFFALO, NY – A pioneering surgical technique for lung cancer that allows the direct delivery of chemotherapy has been developed by Todd Demmy, MD, Chair of Thoracic Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), and is reported in the August 2009 issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

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