ESMO Press Conferences Program
Friday, 6 July 2007
Press Conference # 112:30-13:30
How patients will benefit from new strategies in breast, prostate and colorectal cancer treatment
Chair: Dirk Schrijvers, BE
| WHAT |
WHO |
EMBARGO |
| A perspective on future developments in multidisciplinary oncology | Andrés Cervantes, ES (ECLU Working Group Chair) |
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| Analysis confirms benefits of combining trastuzumab and chemotherapy in breast cancer | Issa Dahabreh, GR | 2007-07-07 / 12:45 |
| Cancer fighting virus shows promise in early clinical trial | Axel Mescheder, DE | 2007-07-07 / 12:45 |
| Hormone inhibitor promising for hard-to-treat prostate cancer | TBC | 2007-07-08 / 08:30 |
Saturday, 7 July 2007
Press Conference # 213:00-14:00
An opportunity for patients to learn and talk about cancer
Chair: Roberto Labianca, IT
| WHAT | WHO | EMBARGO |
| ESMO by the patients' side | Michele Ghielmini, CH (Patient Seminar Chair) |
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| Information and communication: the doctor's voice | Marco Varini, CH (Fondazione Triangolo, Lugano) |
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| Information and communication: the patient's voice | Federico Bizzarro, CH | |
| Where are we with cancer in Europe? | Irena Belohorska, SK (MEP and MAC member) |