Prominent Lawmakers, Medical Researchers to Discuss New Technology's Role in Diagnosing and Treating Cancer

4/10/2002

From: Jeff Ezell of AdvaMed, 202-434-7243 jezell@AdvaMed.org

News Advisory:

Members of Congress will join with the nation's leading cancer researchers April 16 on Capitol Hill to discuss the potential of current research to produce new breakthroughs in the detection and treatment of cancer. The event, sponsored by the National Dialogue on Cancer, also will feature exhibits of the latest medical technologies in the fight against cancer, including state-of-the art imaging systems and minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Today, cancer can be detected and treated in a variety of ways. Advances in nuclear imaging and clinical lab testing are enabling physicians to detect cancers earlier when they are less complicated and costly to treat. New techniques in surgery and radiation therapy are giving cancer patients new hope in conquering the disease and returning to normal, productive lives. The Human Genome Project, along with unprecedented public and private sector investment in medical technology research and development, promises to yield even more exciting lifesaving tests and treatments.

WHO: -- Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) -- Edward Kennedy Jr. -- Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Director, National Cancer Institute -- Dr. Richard Klausner, Senior Fellow & Special Adviser to the Presidents for Counterterrorism at the National Academy of Sciences -- Dr. James D. Cox, professor & chair, MD Anderson Cancer Center

WHAT: Educational Briefing & Medical Technology Expo

WHEN: Tuesday, April 16

Luncheon begins at Noon Program from 12:15 -1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

EDITORS NOTE: Due to limited seating, reporters must RSVP w/ Jeff Ezell at 202-434-7243 or jezell@AdvaMed.org. A mult-box will be provided.

The National Dialogue on Cancer (NDC) is a working group of over 160 collaborating partners with a common goal of eliminating cancer as a major public health problem at the earliest possible time. It is co-chaired by former President George Bush and Barbara Bush. Senator Dianne Feinstein serves as the Vice Chairperson of the NDC.