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Registration Open for Great Lakes Breast Cancer Research Symposium

The fifth annual Great Lakes Breast Cancer Research Symposium will highlight ongoing basic, translational, clinical, and population research, addressing the biological mechanisms, diagnostics, and prevention of breast cancer.

The mission of the symposium is to bring together a diverse audience to create a collaborative research environment with a long-term goal of developing cross-institutional collaborations, clinical trials, and treatments for breast cancer. Registration is now open, please join us on September 10-12, 2023 at the Erickson Alumni Center.

Upcoming Events

June 20
WVU Medicine Tuesday Talk - 1 p.m.

Dr. Alan Thomay, surgical oncology, will focus on treating and detecting melanoma with a multi-disciplinary approach.

June 27
WVU Cancer Institute ECHO - 12 p.m.

The June session will focus on Lifestyle Changes After a Cancer Diagnosis with Jessica Ford, MSW.

July 14
Biennial Lung Cancer Conference - 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

This one-day conference will provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary updates on advances in lung cancer from screening to diagnosis and through survivorship.
Erickson Alumni Center

Sept.10-12
Great Lakes Breast Cancer Research Symposium

Registration is now open for this event hosted by WVU Cancer Institute.

Oct. 27
Save the Date - Annual Fall Cancer Conference

Registration details coming soon.
Erickson Alumni Center

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