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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Overview
Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to present this symposium on malignancies of the upper gastrointestinal tract. This conference is designed for primary care providers, gastroenterologists, general surgeons, as well as medical, surgical and radiation oncologists. The symposium highlights some of the most exciting and challenging issues facing clinicians today in the management of patients with cancers of the esophagus, stomach and pancreaticobiliary tree. The speakers will address not only new and innovative surgical and chemotherapeutic approaches to patients with these tumors, but also the critical topics of risk assessment, detection and treatment of precancerous lesions, new modalities of radiologic diagnosis, and issues pertaining to survivorship. The information presented will provideclinicians with additional information to share with their patients, thereby helping patients to make better, informed decisions as they navigate these complex and difficult diagnoses.

Location: Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111

Accreditation and Designation Statements: The Fox Chase Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Fox Chase Cancer Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Inquiries: Office of Continuing Medical Education, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Telephone: 215-728-5358; Fax: 215-214-8908;
E-mail: kathy.truesdale@fccc.edu

Educational Grants: At the time of publication, the following companies have provided educational grants to support this activity: Boston Scientific, Covidien, Ethicon, Inc. and Olympus America, Inc