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Healthcare Professionals / Conferences / Conference and Meeting Announcements / 2002 / May
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4th International Magnetic Microsphere Conference
Date: May 9-11, 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida, USA Symposium Web Page: www.magneticmicrosphere.com Sponsors: Who Should Attend: Molecular biologists, Biophysicists,Radiobiologists, Radiation Physicists, Radiation... |
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The Group Room® Cancer Talk Radio Show to Present Two Broadcasts at ASCO Meeting:
Live Remote Show, Sunday, May 19 and OncoLink Webcast, Saturday, May 18
LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2002 This year, The Group Room, the nationally syndicated weekly radio call-in cancer talk show, will present two broadcasts from the 38th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando, Florida's... |
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Celebration of Hope
Conference Dates: Friday, May 31, 2002 Conference Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Sponsoring Group: The Wellness Community of Philadelphia Conference Web Page URL: www.twcp.org Topics Covered: -Facing Crisis, Challenge and... |
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Emerging Concepts in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Conference Dates: May 24, 2002 Conference Location: The Rosen Centre Hotel Sponsoring Group: PIM & Intramed Conference Web Page URL: www.intramedgroup.com/huggins Topics Covered: Emerging Concepts in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer 2nd... |
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Florida Prostate Cancer Symposium 2002
Date: May 3-4, 2002 Location: Tradewinds Sirata Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach, Florida, USA Symposium Web Page: www.cment.med.usf.edu Sponsors: University of South Florida College of Medicine, Florida Prostate Cancer Network, Maia... |
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Musculoskeletal Oncology Review
Date: May 31-June 2, 2002 Location: Cheeca Lodge & Spa, Islamorada, Florida Symposium Web Page: www.moffitt.usf.edu Sponsors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Who Should Attend: Orthopaedic surgeons, pathologists,... |
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Novel Therapeutic Approaches in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Patients: 2pm-7pm in the Hickey Auditorium, R11.1400 Professionals: Frank E. Anderson Lecture Hall, 11th floor, R11.1100 from 8am -1pm, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd,... |
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Nutrition After Cancer: A Conference on the Role of Diet and Cancer Survivorship
Conference Dates: May 8, 2002 Conference Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Sponsoring Group: American Institute for Cancer Research Conference Web Page URL: www.aicr.org Topics Covered: Specific topics include soy, flaxseed, vegetables,... |
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Calcium Leucovorin, Citrovorum Factor, Folinic Acid
Cladribine (2-CDA, Leustatin®)
Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®, Neosar®, Endoxan®)
Cyclosporine (Neoral®, Sandimmune®, Restasis®, Gengraf®)
Cytarabine (Cytosar-U®, Ara-C)
Irinotecan (Camptosar®, CPT-11)
Leucovorin (Calcium Leucovorin, Citrovorum Factor, Folinic Acid)
Calcium Leucovorin, Citrovorum Factor, Folinic Acid
Leucovorin (Calcium Leucovorin, Citrovorum Factor, Folinic Acid)
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Leuprolide Acetate (Lupron®, Lupron Depot®, Eligard®, Prostap®, Viadur®) - For Women
Lupron®, Lupron Depot®, Eligard®, Prostap®, Viadur®
Lupron®, Lupron Depot®, Eligard®, Prostap®, Viadur®
Busulfan (Myleran®, Busulfex®)
Intravesicular Mitomycin (Mutamycin®, Mitomycin-C, given into the bladder)
Mechlorethamine (Mustargen®, Nitrogen Mustard)
mechlorethamine, mustine, Mustargen®
Megestrol (Megace®, Megace-ES®)
Mercaptopurine (Purinethol®, 6-MP)
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MS Contin®, Avinza®, Kadian®, Oramorph SR®
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