Educational Opportunities

3/26/09 Free Discussion: Talk with the Doctor About Colorectal Cancer
Talk with the Doctor is an opportunity to bring your questions to specialists in Oncology. For colorectal cancer awareness month, Dr. Sam Whiting, an Oncologist from the SCCA, will answer your questions about colorectal cancer. No lecture, just 90 minutes devoted to your questions. Free and open to the public. At Gilda’s Club Seattle, 1400 Broadway. Sign up required to attend: 206-709-1400. Light refreshments at 6:45. 7:00-8:30 PM, Thursday.
Link: http://www.gildasclubseattle.org/activities/index.php?tid=2#tab_nav

4/23/09 Free Lecture: Colorectal Cancer: Prevention and Screening
Colorectal cancer one of the most common cancers affecting men and women in the United States can be prevented with current screening tests. In addition, certain foods and chemoprevention agents, like aspirin, can reduce the chance of getting colon cancer. Learn about this, and more, from Dr. William Grady, Medical Director of the GI Cancer Prevention Program at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Free and open to the public. At Gilda’s Club Seattle, 1400 Broadway. Sign up required to attend: 206-709-1400. Light refreshments at 6:45. 7:00-8:30 PM, Thursday.
Link: http://www.gildasclubseattle.org/activities/index.php?tid=2#tab_nav