The Group RoomŪ Cancer Radio Talk Show Broadcasts from the 13th European Cancer Conference (ECCO), Paris, France, Sunday, November 6
The 13th European Cancer Conference in Paris, France, hosted by the Federation of European Cancer Societies (FECS), is an interdisciplinary conference with over 12,000 cancer experts in attendance, representing approximately 80 countries. The mission of Vital Options is to facilitate a global cancer dialogue, and each year, The Group Room is privileged to be able to broadcast from the key European oncology meeting, enabling listeners an opportunity to learn and understand the significant research and clinical advancements that come from Europe and directly impact patient care in the United States.
"As a breast and ovarian cancer survivor, my own treatment decisions were heavily influenced by European studies. Cancer is a global disease and clinical trials are often international in scope. I encourage cancer patients in the United States to look at clinical data from Europe, in helping to choose their own best treatment options," said, Selma R. Schimmel, Founder and CEO of Vital Options International.
Joining the taped discussion on The Group Room
were:
- Professor Michael Stevens, M.D., Ph.D., a member
of the ECCO-13 organizing committee and executive board member of the Federation
of European Cancer Societies, professor of Pediatric Oncology at the University
of Bristol and an Honorary Consultant at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children,
United Kingdom.
- Professor Giorgio Vittorio Scagliotti, M.D., Ph.D.,
University of Torino, Department of Clinical & Biological Sciences, Head, Thoracic
Oncology Unit, Torino, Italy
- Associate Professor Michael Untch, M.D., Ph.D.,
Head of Breast Cancer Services, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ludwig-Maximilians
University of Munich-Grosshadern, Germany; and
- Professor Christoph Zielinski, M.D., Ph.D., Coordinator, Central European Cooperative Oncology Group (CECOG), Director, Clinical Division of Oncology, Chairman, Department of Medicine I, University. Hospital, Vienna, Austria;
In addition, several important feature interviews highlighting the work and clinical advances presented at ECCO-13 were recorded throughout the conference and will soon be available for listening at www.vitaloptions.org.
Founded in 1983, Vital Options was the first national organization to singularly focus on young adults with cancer. In 1993, Vital Options expanded its work into cancer communications, serving patients of all ages, further expanding in 2000 where it soon becoming a registered European charity, with the launch of Choix Vital: Parole & Cancer in Paris, France, a patient advocacy and support program with a close working relationship with the American Hospital of Paris. Today, Vital Options is an international not-for-profit cancer communications, advocacy and support organization headquartered in Southern California.
This special remote broadcast of The Group Room®
was made possible through educational grants from Lilly Oncology and GlaxoSmithKline
Oncology.
