Session Information
2008 Annual Meeting
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Gastric Cancer - Current Treatment Approach and New Developments
Track : EDU
Program Code: EDU202
Date: Monday, September 22, 2008
Time: 7:15 AM to 8:45 AM  EST
Duration: 4610 Minutes
Location: 257
SPEAKER(S):   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 Charles Fuchs, Director, Center for Gastroinestinal Cancer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
 Harvey Mamon, Assistant Professor, Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
 Richard Swanson, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital

LEARNER OUTCOMES:
  • Discuss the considerations in treatment planning of Radiation Therapy for patients with gastric cancer
  • Discuss the indications for adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy
  • Explain the pathophysiology and natural history of gastric adenocarcinoma, including the role of surgical resection and regional lymph node dissection


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