Insights in Melanoma: A National and Local Perspective

May 1, 8:30am - 12:45pm
UH Cancer Center, Sullivan Conference Center

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Session Topics Cover:
1. How treatment for melanoma has changed over the years - a look at past, present, and emerging therapies.
2. How melanoma affects people of different ethnic and racial backgrounds in Hawaii.
3. What is the outlook for using immunotherapy to battle melanoma.
4. What is the underlying biology of how melanoma spreads throughout the body.
5. Identify key components for successfully using skin cancer prevention programs.
6. Recognizing the importance of community and research collaborations in implementing effective health promotion programs.
7. Free skin cancer screenings

Visiting Faculty:
Charles M. Balch, MD
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Division of Surgical Oncology

Brendan Curti, MD
Providence Cancer Center Oncology and Hematology Care Clinic Eastside Portland
Providence Portland Medical Center

Karen Glanz, PhD, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Ticket Information
Free Registration: RSVP to Lois Yoshioka at CancerBiology@cc.hawaii.edu

Event Sponsor
University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii

More Information
(808) 441-7704, http://www.uhcancercenter.org/images/pdf/2015-melanoma-flyer.pdf

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Friday, May 1
8:30am	Insights in Melanoma: A National and Local Perspective UH Cancer Center, Sullivan Conference Center
9:00am	Interdisciplinary Austronesian Connections Symposium Mānoa Campus, Burns Hall 3121/3125
10:00am	Natural Resources & Environmental Management Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Sherman 103
10:00am	Political Science Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Saunders 624
10:30am	Philosophy Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Sakamaki D-302
12:00pm	Microbiology Final MS Defense Mānoa Campus, Bilger 335
12:00pm	China Seminar Public Talk Mānoa Campus, Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room)
1:00pm	Tai Chi Workshop Mānoa Campus, Hemenway 208
3:00pm	Pecha Kuchas + Reception for "UNABRIDGED: 2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition" Mānoa Campus, Art Building, The Art Gallery at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa
3:00pm	International Management Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Business Administration (BUSAD) A-301
3:30pm	The Future of Elder Care: What We Need for a Changing America Mānoa Campus, William S. Richardson School of Law, Moot Court Room
3:30pm	Zoology Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Biomed B-103
7:30pm	UH Choirs St. Andrew's Cathedral (Queen Emma Square, downtown Honolulu)