August 29, 2005
For Immediate Release

Breast and Gynecologic Cancers: 2005 Update

BUFFALO, NY - Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) invites gynecologists, oncologists, internists, family medicine physicians and other healthcare professionals to participate in “Breast & Gynecologic Cancers: 2005 Update,” Saturday, September 10, 7:30 am to 1 pm, Research Studies Center, RPCI, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, New York.

The faculty will present current methods of screening, diagnosis and treatment of breast and gynecologic cancers focusing on assessing breast cancer risk, inherited genetic syndromes implicated in breast and gynecologic cancers, tools for early detection of ovarian cancer and follow-up on vaccine prevention of cervical cancer.

Invited lecturers include Donald Gallup, MD, The Medical School of Georgia; Jeffrey M. Goldberg, MD, Louisville Oncology, Louisville, KY; Alan Gordon, MD, University of Arizona at Phoenix; and Bruce Patsner, MD, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.75 category 1 credits toward the American Medical Associations Physician’s Recognition Award and has been accepted for up to 4.75 prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The program is supported in part by funding from the Buffalo OB/GYN Society, Eli Lilly and Company and Tibotec.

To register online, visit www.roswellpark.org. Go to the Education heading; select CME; then select Upcoming Conferences. For more information, call (716) 845-8686.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, founded in 1898, is the nation’s first cancer research, treatment and education center and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Upstate New York. RPCI is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers. For more information, visit RPCI’s website at www.roswellpark.org, or call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or e-mail askrpci@roswellpark.org.

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