Cancer Research Information Day provides free vital information
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Posted: Mar 1, 2010
The fifth annual Cancer Research Information Day returns to the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Manoa Grand Ballroom on Saturday, March 13, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The all-day conference, hosted by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i, will feature local and national cancer specialists and researchers.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., and a light lunch will be provided.Free parking is available onsite. Reservations are recommended. RSVP by Friday, March 5, 2010. For more information or reservation, call 441-7710 or email cancerresearchinfoday@crch.hawaii.edu.
This year’s conference will focus on two cancers—liver and prostate. Hawai‘i has the highest incidence of liver cancer in the U.S. due to the large population of Asian and Pacific Islanders who migrate to the islands from countries where Hepatitis B and C are endemic. Liver cancer topics include “The Prevalence of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer in Hawai‘i” and “The Role of Liver Transplantation in Treating Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer.”
Unresolved issues abound regarding the best approaches for screening, management and treatment of prostate cancer. Topics on the disease include “The Latest Radiation Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer” and “Helping Patients Cope with the Changes in Their Couples and Sexual Relationships.”
Each disease section will conclude with a panel discussion inviting questions from the audience. Health and cancer-related exhibits will also be open to the public. Participating exhibitors include the American Cancer Society, Bayer Oncology, Gilead Sciences, Hawai‘i Coalition for Prostate Cancer, Hepatitis Support Network of Hawai‘i, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Oncology on Canvas, and the Queen’s Cancer Center.
This event is made possible through support of the Friends of the Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i.
Cancer Research Information Day schedule for March 13, 2010
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Check-In/Registration
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. General Welcome
Sharon Shigemasa, RN, MS
Public Information Officer, Cancer Research Center
Michele Carbone, MD, PhD
Director, Cancer Research Center
9:20 – 9:40 a.m. Overview of the Prostate Cancer Problem and Conflicting Views on Disease
Monitoring and Treatment
David Wei, MD
Urological Surgeon
Chief, Division of Urology, Hawai‘i Medical Center West
9:45 – 10:05 a.m. The Latest Radiation Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer
Moderator: John Lederer, MD
Radiation Oncologist, Pacific Radiation Oncology
10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. What’s New in the Medical Oncologist’s Arsenal for Treating Prostate
Cancer?
Celestia Higano, MD
Medical Oncologist, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Professor, University of Washington
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Intermission
10:50 – 11:10 a.m. Helping Patients Cope with the Changes in Their Couples and Sexual
Relationships
Sylvie Aubin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psycho-Social Oncology, Segal Cancer Center, Jewish
General Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. A Personal Perspective on Prostate Cancer
Peter and Gloria Preston
Married couple living with prostate cancer
11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Discussion Panel on Prostate Cancer
Moderator: Michele Carbone, MD, PhD
Panel: David Wei, MD, John Lederer, MD, Celestia Higano, MD, and Sylvie
Aubin, PhD
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:50 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. The Prevalence of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer in Hawai‘i
Naoky Tsai, MD
Researcher, CRCH
Professor, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program, Hawaii Medical Center
Medical Director, Liver Center, Hawaii Medical Center
1:15 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. The Role of Liver Transplantation in Treating Viral Hepatitis and Liver
Cancer
Linda Wong, MD
Researcher, Cancer Research Center
Medical Director, Organ Donor Center, Hawaii Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
General and Transplantation Surgeon, Surgical Associates, Inc.
1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Personal Experiences with Liver Transplantation
Michael Bannon and Stanley Kajioka
Liver transplant patients
2:05 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Discussion Panel on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer
Moderator: Michele Carbone, MD, PhD
Panel Members: Naoky Tsai, MD, Linda Wong, MD, Michael Bannon, and
Stanley Kajioka
2:35 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
Schedule subject to change