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Cancer Issues 2009

Date: September 13-16, 2009
Location: Washington, DC

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and it adds more than $200 billion dollars per year in medical costs to the United States. In September, the National Press Foundation invited sixteen journalists to Washington, DC to take an in-depth look at cancer issues including the latest developments in cancer research as well as the controversies related to cancer screening and treatment.

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Resources

Cancer: The Basics (PowerPoint) [download]

Steven Patierno, Ph.D. [read bio]

Executive Director, GW Cancer Institute
New Treatment Options for Breast Cancer (Audio) [download]

Claudine Isaacs, M.D. FRCPC [read bio]

Director, Clinical Breast Cancer Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
End of life Issues in Cancer Care (Audio) [download]

Carol Taylor, Ph.D, MSN, RN [read bio]

Director, Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center
Mother of leukemia survivor Jamey Sultan (Audio) [download]

Karen Sultan

mother of leukemia survivor Jamey Sultan
Causes of Cancer: Risk and Responsibility (Audio) [download]

Peter G. Shields, M.D. [read bio]

Professor of Medicine and Oncology, Deputy Director, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Causes of Cancer risk and Responsibility (PowerPoint) [download]

Peter G. Shields, M.D. [read bio]

Professor of Medicine and Oncology, Deputy Director, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Surviving Childhood Cancer (Audio) [download]

Aziza Shad, M.D. [read bio]

Amey Distinguished Professor of Neuro-Oncology and Childhood Cancer Director, Lombardi Cancer Center
Long-Term Follow-Up for Childhood Cancer Survivors (PowerPoint) [download]

Aziza Shad, M.D. [read bio]

Amey Distinguished Professor of Neuro-Oncology and Childhood Cancer Director, Lombardi Cancer Center
Developing Drugs to Treat Cancer and Clinical Trials: What Journalists Need to Know (Audio) [download]

John Marshall, M.D. [read bio]

Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital
Curing Cancer (PowerPoint) [download]

John Marshall, M.D. [read bio]

Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital
Cancer and Minorities (Audio) [download]

Kevin Joseph Cullen, M.D. [read bio]

Director and Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland
Cancer Disparities (PowerPoint) [download]

Kevin Joseph Cullen, M.D. [read bio]

Director and Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland
Cancer Screening: How Much is Too Much? (Audio) [download]

Robert M. Kaplan, Ph.D [read bio]

Distinguished Professor Chair, UCLA Department of Health Services
Screening for Cancer (PowerPoint) [download]

Robert M. Kaplan, Ph.D [read bio]

Distinguished Professor Chair, UCLA Department of Health Services
Cancer Advocacy – A Cautionary Tale (Audio) [download]

Paul Goldberg [read bio]

Editor, The Cancer Letter
Cancer Legislation (Audio) [download]

Debbie Wasserman Schultz [read bio]

United States Congresswoman, D-FL
Health Care Reform Panel (Audio) [download]

Kevin Brady

United States Congressman, R-TX

Michael C. Burgess

United States Congressman, R-TX

Glenn “GT” Thompson

United States Congressman, R-PA

Tim Murphy

United States Congressman, R-PA