Multi-disciplinary Cancer Conferences, held weekly at noon on Tuesday, proved a venue for unrestricted exchange of ideas and treatment plans from Board certified Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Plastic Surgery, Gynecology, Pathology, Orthopedics and Urology. Hospice personnel also attend and offer valuable recommendations regarding palliative and terminal care.
No. of Conferences Cases Presented
Concurrent Follow-Up/Update/Recurrence Lectures
Lectures
Date Lecture Title Speaker/Sponsor 4/25/2000 Postoperative Combine Radiation and Chemotherapy Improves Disease Free Survival and Overall Survival In Resected Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach and GE Junction S. Paul Dang, M.D.
Hem./Med. Oncology5/2/2000 Incidence of Merkel Cell Carcinoma at Decatur General Hospital Glenda Wilson, RHIA/CTR 5/16/2000 Determination of Multiple Primary Malignancies SEER Program Glenda Wilson, RHIA/CTR 5/23/2000 National Institute of Health Clinical Trial Lane Price, M.D. Radiation Oncology 6/13/2000 American Society of Clinical Oncology Update S. Paul Dang, M.D. Hem./Med. Oncology 6/20/2000 Her2/Neu Implications for Adjuvant Therapy S. Paul Dang, M.D. Hem./Med. Oncology 10/10/2000 Hormone Replacement Therapy in Menopause, and Its Relationship to Breast Cancer Gerry Ellis, M.D. Gynecology Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals 10/24/2000 Starting Patients on Hospice Care Florence Helman, RN Hospice of the Valley 10/24/2000 National Institute of Health Center of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Lane Price, M.D. Radiation Oncology 10/24/2000 Use of Herbal Preparations with Estrogens for Prostate Cancer Michael Norgard, M.D. Hem./Med. Oncology