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Follow on Google News | 4th Annual International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural MesotheliomaCutting-edge Mesothelioma Research to be Presented at 4th Annual International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in Santa Monica.
By: Pacific Meso Center at PHLBI Blood Institute (PHLBI). This year’s seminar will again be led by Robert B. Cameron (http://www.phlbi.org/ colleagues at PMC and UCLA are investigating novel interventions for mesothelioma such as Betadine Lavage Therapy, The Role of Genes and Molecular Mechanisms in Mesothelioma and they are also evaluating a multimodality approach to halting highly intractable, rapidly spreading, sarcomatoid- The seminar will be geared toward physicians, and offers continuing medical education (CME) credit. It also will provide up-to-date information on mesothelioma for medical students, nurses, and other healthcare professionals as well as mesothelioma patients, their families, and interested individuals from the community. This year’s roster of distinguished international faculty at the Symposium will include Joachim Aerts, MD, of Erasmus MC Cancer Institute in the Netherlands; President/CEO and Co-Founder Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, Irene I-Lan Wu, MD, UCLA Pain Management Center and other local experts. “Over the past four years we’ve seen unprecedented advances in mesothelioma research that we never would have predicted a decade ago,” Dr. Cameron said. “Our intensive collaborations between laboratory and clinical scientists are yielding new insights into promising future treatments for mesothelioma such as immunotherapy and ethical placenta-derived stem cells. The symposium gives an unrivaled opportunity for both the medically savvy and general public, including mesothelioma patients, to not only learn first-hand about groundbreaking discoveries, but also to exchange ideas.” Worthington & Caron P.C. is once again sponsoring the symposium as a Platinum sponsor. Gold sponsor is Simons Greenstone Panatier Bartlett P.C. Silver sponsors are Lilly Pharmaceuticals and Waters Kraus & Paul and the Travel Sponsor is asbestos.com. Early Bird tickets can be purchased before May 23rd online at http://www.cme.ucla.edu/ For more information, please contact UCLA at 310-794-2620 or call Clare Cameron at the Pacific Meso Center at the Pacific Heart, Lung, Blood Institute at 310-478-4678. End
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