***ATTENTION CHICAGO HEALTH AND MEDICAL REPORTERS***

Doctors, Researchers, Scientists, Advocates and Patients
Gather in Chicago for Pancreatic Cancer Symposium

Co-hosted by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Inc. (PanCAN) and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

WHAT
This month, several of the country’s most highly regarded pancreatic cancer experts – including physicians and scientists from Northwestern University’s Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, as well as doctors from leading cancer centers around the US – will gather to discuss a spectrum of issues, from diagnostic tools and treatment combinations, to screening for high-risk individuals.

As the leading national patient advocacy organization for the pancreatic cancer community, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) provides extensive resources to patients, caregivers, family members and health care providers touched by the disease. As a co-host of the Chicago symposium, PanCAN is providing an opportunity for patients, families and caregivers to personally interact with leading pancreatic cancer experts.

WHEN
Saturday, March 31, 2007
8:30 am – 7:00 pm (CST)

WHERE
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Feinberg Pavilion, Third Floor
251 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611

WHO

• Steve Rosen, MD, Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
• Mark Talamonti, MD, Surgical Oncologist, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
• Julie Fleshman, President and CEO, PanCAN
• Patients, survivors, family members and health professionals

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