This Tuesday: National webcast on Osteosarcoma

Hi all,

I wanted to make you aware of an upcoming webcast by the health advocacy program, Patient Power with Andrew Schorr. It will discuss “Advances in the Treatment of Osteosarcoma” with a medical expert from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 7 pm Central time at
http://www.mdanderson.org/patientpower.
As always, all our shows are entirely free for downloading and streaming, and replays and transcripts will also be available following Tuesday’s program.

Thanks,
Julia


Webcast — Patient Power —

“Advances in the Treatment of Osteosarcoma” on

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 7:00 pm Central

WHAT: Webcast – M.D. Anderson Presents…“Patient Power” with Andrew Schorr


http://www.mdanderson.org/patientpower.




2,500 new cases of primary bone cancer are diagnosed in the United States every year. The Sarcoma Clinic at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center sees more sarcoma patients than any hospital in the country. Listen to this show to hear Dr. Christopher Cannon from M.D. Anderson’s Orthopaedic Oncology department discuss advances in the treatment of osteosarcoma, including new limb-sparing surgery methods. Listen to hear the latest news from a top expert in the field.



WHO (FEATURED GUESTS):

Christopher Cannon, MD: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Andrew Schorr: Host and eleven-year CLL survivor

WHEN: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 from 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Central Time

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Listen at mdanderson.org/patientpower

ABOUT PATIENT POWER:

Patient Power debuted in February 2005 and is a weekly show hosted by Andrew Schorr, eleven-year leukemia survivor, patient educator and patient advocate. The show features renowned medical experts on topics that include cancer, pain, diabetes, and heart specialists, as well as experts in clinical trials and top pharmacists. The show serves to bring patients together in a radio and Internet community to help navigate an often inhospitable healthcare system. Patient Power takes questions from callers and Internet listeners on topics such as how to find the right doctor, how to advocate for effectively, when to get a second opinion from a specialist, and how to evaluate one treatment option over another.

An overriding goal of the program is to help listeners get smart about available treatments. To quote Andrew: “I am doing this to help other people see that they can be powerful patients too and it will make a big difference in their care. We aren’t selling things, and we have no agenda to push other than to take control of your own healthcare rather than allow the system to run roughshod over you. Our goal is to mentor and guide patients and families as they fight a serious illness to achieve the best health possible.”



Replays and transcripts now available at


http://www.mdanderson.org/patientpower
and
http://www.patientpower.info

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