UPMC Cancer Centers Presents, "A Reason To Hope: New Advances in the Treatment of Lung Cancer"

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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1 – While the number of Americans who develop lung cancer has been decreasing in the last 30 years, it is still the leading cause of cancer death. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 172,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005.

To provide more information about lung cancer, the UPMC Cancer Centers will sponsor, “A Reason to Hope: New Advances in the Treatment of Lung Cancer,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, at UPMC Passavant, Main Hospital, Assembly Hall, first floor.

Rodney J. Landreneau, MD, professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and director of the Comprehensive Lung Center at the Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute, will lead the panel discussion.

The talk is one in a series of cancer lectures sponsored by UPMC Cancer Centers for patients, their families and the public.

The presentation is free and open to the public. Registration is required and space is limited. Free parking will be available. For more information and to register, please call (800) 533-8762.

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UPMC News Bureau