Friday! Penn Women’s Cancer Conference

The Abramson Cancer Center is pleased to present the Penn Women’s Cancer Conference, a day-long conference dedicated to topics on women’s cancer including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, genetics and living well after breast cancer and gynecologic cancer treatment.

This conference was one of the first in the country to address the issues and concerns of breast and gynecologic cancer survivors and their families.

Whether at risk for women’s cancer, newly diagnosed or long term survivor, attendees received up-to-the-minute information including; the latest laboratory research, treatment advances, clinical trials, and survivorship issues.

There are two different tracts for the day including Focus On Gynecologic Cancers Conference and Life After Breast Cancer Conference.

Join Us for Focus On Gynecologic Cancers Conference

Date: Friday, October 25, 3013
Time: 7:30 am to 2:30 pm
Location: Hilton Hotel, 4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia PA

Register for Focus on Gynecologic Cancers Conference here.

Can’t Make the Conference?

Can’t make this year’s conference? Be sure to follow @PennMedicine on Twitter with the hashtag #OvarianACC to follow the day’s topics and discussions, or watch the live stream at pennmedicine.org/Abramson/ovarianlive.

Join us for the 21st Life After Breast Cancer Conference

Date: Friday, October 25, 3013

Time: 7:30 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Hilton Hotel, 4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia PA

Register for the 21st Life After Breast Cancer Conference here.

Can’t Make the Conference?

Can’t make this year’s conference? Be sure to follow @PennMedicine on Twitter with the hashtag #BreastACC to follow the day’s topics and discussions, or watch the live stream at pennmedicine.org/Abramson/womenscancerslive.

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Cancer Awareness Month for September: Childhood Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer, Hodgkin Lymphoma

September is childhood cancer, gynecologic cancer, and Hodgkin lymphoma awareness month.

Be sure to subscribe to the Focus On Cancer blog and like the Abramson Cancer Center Facebook page for more information on childhood, gynecologic, and Hodgkin lymphoma cancers throughout the entire month.

At a Glance: Childhood Cancer

• Although survival rates have improved over the last 30 years by more than 50 percent, cancer is still the second leading cause of death in children.
• In 2013, an estimated 10,000 children will be diagnosed with cancer; 1,500 will die from their disease.
• The two most common childhood cancers are leukemia and brain/central nervous system tumors.
• The National Cancer Institute has ongoing, major studies to research the most effective treatments for childhood cancer on on-going

Learn more about the treatment for childhood cancer at the Abramson Cancer Center.

At a Glance: Gynecologic Cancer

• Gynecological cancers include cervical, endometrial, uterine, fallopian tube, ovarian, vaginal, and vulvar cancer, gestational trophoblastic disease and choriocarcinoma.
• Two of the four major types of HPV virus cause 70% of cervical cancer cases.
• Endometrial cancer is the most common form of gynecologic cancers, causing up to 6 percent of all cancers in women.
• Women with ovarian cancers rarely show symptoms until the cancers are advanced, making ith the 5th most common cause of cancer death in women.

Learn more about the treatment for gynecologic cancer at the Abramson Cancer Center.

At a Glance: Hodgkin Lymphoma

• Hodgkin lymphoma affects the lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue.
• While there’s no known connection between Hodgkin lymphoma and toxins, chemicals, or environmental agents, HIV-infected patients generally have a more aggressive, advance form of the lymphoma.
• Hodgkin lymphoma makes up 6 percent of all childhood cancers, but is extremely rare in children under the age of 5.

Learn more about the treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma at the Abramson Cancer Center.

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