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Old 04-07-2009, 02:36 PM   #1
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Cutting Edge Integrative Cancer Care Conference in DC 6/2009

CancerGuides® II
Cutting Edge Integrative Cancer Care


June 11 – 14, 2009
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC


Registration Now Open!
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Come join our outstanding faculty for four days of learning on cutting-edge integrative cancer care, including:
  • Models of integrative cancer care
  • Cutting-edge research: the most promising & practical
  • Alternative therapies & when to use them
  • Survivorship
  • Cancer & the environment
Deepen your practice with workshops on:
  • Caring for the caregiver
  • Integrating yoga & massage into cancer care
  • Nutrition & cooking for cancer patients
  • Integrative palliative care
  • Care at the End of Life
  • Integrating Chinese Medicine into cancer care
  • Women’s cancers
  • Integrative oncology nursing
  • Integrative cancer care for kids
  • How to do research for patients
Enjoy our gourmet, healthy lunches, designed by cancer Chef Rebecca Katz
All breakout PowerPoints and handouts will be provided to all participants. If you can’t choose, don’t worry! You’ll have all the materials in your electronic binder, and the opportunity to purchase audio recordings if you wish.
CME & Partial Scholarships Available

Who should attend:
  • Oncologists and Oncology Professionals
  • Physicians and Physician Assistants
  • Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
  • Cancer Patient Educators and Advocates
  • Psychologists & Social Workers
  • Mental Health and Counselors
  • CAM Practitioners
  • Dietitians and Nutritionists
  • Dental Professionals
This is the training in integrative oncology that health care professionals have been asking us for.
Please note: It is not necessary to take the Center’s original CancerGuides® program as a pre-requisite.
Questions? Send an email to cancerguides@cmbm.org, or call (202) 966-7338.
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AC & T 1/04-6/04
Mastectomy 7/04 7in tumor, 5 of 9 nodes positive
Radiation 8/04
Herceptin 2004-05
Arimidex Zoladex 2004-07
Recurrence 12/07 liver mets, bone mets, pleural effusions
Navelbine, Zometa, Herceptin 12/07-8/08
Carboplatin, Abraxane, Zometa, Herceptin 9-12/08
Ixempra, Zometa, Herceptin 1-3/09
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