“Expanding the Horizon of Women’s Health and Breast Cancer” was the theme for the University of Vermont (UVM) Cancer Center’s 18th Annual Women’s Health and Breast Cancer Conference, which took place at the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center on Friday, October 2, 2015. The annual event, attended by more than 800 cancer survivors, caregivers, physicians, researchers and members of the general public, provided education on prevention and wellness for women in relationship to cancer. The event was presented with support from the University of Vermont Medical Center and College of Medicine, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Vermont-New Hampshire, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, and Front Porch Forum and was free and open to the public.
Experts from the UVM Cancer Center, as well as guest presenters from around the region, shared information and expertise at the conference. The ticketed keynote lunch presentation was delivered by UVM Professor and Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Debra Leonard, MD, PhD, who discussed “Precision Medicine and Diagnostics in Cancer Care.”
Notable at this year’s event:
· More than 80 sessions; click here to see a full list of topics covered.
· Content expanded to include information on a spectrum of cancers and wellness issues facing women. With nearly 40,000 cancer survivors in the state of Vermont alone, educational content at the event was geared to meeting the needs of the nearly 40,000 cancer survivors in our region, as well as the providers who care for them.
· There was be a scientific poster session displayed all day highlighting recent cancer research at the UVM Cancer Center.
· New sessions covered topics, including: Palliative care, integrative medicine, lung, cervical, skin and other cancers, as well as updates in breast cancer prevention, detection, treatment and survivorship.
· UVM Athletics’ Rally Cat greeted participants in the morning (UVM Athletics supports a year-long effort at targeted sports events to “Rally Against Cancer” in support of the UVM Cancer Center).
Learn more at www.vermontcancer.org.