This course, presented by the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, will define modern medicine’s most successful strategies for addressing the treatment and management of cancer. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear national experts on the latest science about the treatment and management of cancer. Emphasis will be placed on the biology of cancer; tips on how to stay well and receive the best care; and recent advances in breast, prostate and colorectal cancer.
Course Chair: Margaret A. Tempero, MD, professor and chief, Division of Medical Oncology; Doris and Don Fisher distinguished professor in clinical research; director of clinical sciences and deputy director, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center.
October 25
Advances in Colorectal Cancer
Alan P. Venook, MD, associate professor, clinical medicine; program member, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center.
November 1
Wellness: Tips About Avoiding Cancer and Knowing How to Get the Best Care – http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.asp?showID=11309
Robert A. Hiatt, MD, professor in residence of epidemiology and biostatistics, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center.
November 8
Fighting Cancer: A Progress Report and Look to the Future – http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.asp?showID=11310
Margaret A. Tempero, MD, professor and chief, Division of Medical Oncology; Doris and Don Fisher distinguished professor in clinical research; director of clinical sciences and deputy director, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center.
November 15
Advances in Breast Cancer – http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.asp?showID=11311
Hope S. Rugo, MD, clinical professor of medicine; co-director, Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center.
November 29
Advances in Prostate Cancer – http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.asp?showID=11312
Peter Carroll, MD, chair, Department of Urology; Ken and Donna Derr Chevron distinguished professor of prostate cancer. UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center.
December 3
Electives, Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
December 6
Cancer Biology 101: Clues About New Treatments and Early Detection – http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.asp?showID=11313
Frank McCormick, PhD, FRS, David A. Wood endowed chair of tumor biology and cancer research, microbiology and immunology; and director, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Institute.
