On Wednesday, February 15, 2012 the Melanoma Research Foundation, the University of North Carolina Division of Surgical Oncology, and the UNC Department of Dermatology will present a full day of melanoma education dedicated to melanoma patients and the people who support them. I plan to be there!
Per the brochure, there will be a variety of topics discussed as follows:
· Sunscreens: Can They Protect Against Skin Cancer?
· Diagnosis of ‘Pink’ (Amelanotic) Melanoma
· Why Does My Scar Look Like That? Understanding Surgical Margins for Melanoma
· The Current Role of Lymph Node Surgery in Melanoma Treatment
· High-Profile Melanoma Patients: Underutilized Resource
· Protecting Teens from Tanning Beds: An Update about the National and State Policy Debate
· The BRAF Story — From Target to Treatment and Beyond
· Understanding the Biology of Melanoma Brain Metastasis as the Basis for More Rational Treatments
· Melanoma: A Parent’s Perspective
For a list of speakers, please check the MRF website.
I think this will be a very exciting day to talk to those involved directly with melanoma research and awareness, plus a chance to meet with folks from BITNP and beyond face-to-face!
If you’re interested in attending, please go to the MRF website page to register or call (800) 673-1290. Deadline for pre-registration is Friday, February 3. The symposium itself will begin at 12:30 on the 15th of February and end at 4:30. I think it will be an incredible afternoon of information and sharing.
I hope to see you there!
I wish I was still in NC I would stop by for this. When diagnosed with Melanoma I was living in GSO at the time and had my first 2 surgeries with Dr. Amos (I see he's on the agenda to talk about "why does my scar look like that?"). He was awesome and I still send him updates every now and then. Enjoy! and it will be interesting to hear his speach because I remember him telling me I'd be left with a 'sizeable defect' on my back due to the keystone flap? he had to do...
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Sounds interesting. I wish I could go.
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