UPMC Cancer Centers Presents "A Reason to Hope: New Advances in the Surgical and Medical Treatment of Ovarian Cancer"

PITTSBURGH, March 2 – Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common form of cancer in women, according to the American Cancer Society. It is said that one in 58 women will develop ovarian cancer in their lifetime.

To provide more information about ovarian cancer, UPMC Cancer Centers will sponsor "A Reason to Hope: Advances in the Treatments of Ovarian Cancer," from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 16, in the Embassy Ballroom at the Embassy Suites, Cherrington Parkway, Coraopolis, Pa.

Robert P. Edwards, MD, director of research and outreach for the Magee-Womens Gynecologic Cancer Program and Thomas C. Krivak, MD, assistant professor in the department of obstetrics, gynecology and women's health at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, will present the lecture.

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 at the hotel's parking lot. For more information and to register, please call 800-533-UPMC (8762).

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