UPMC Cancer Centers Presents, "A Reason to Hope: New Advances in Treatment of Colon Cancer"

PITTSBURGH, May 25 – Nearly 150,000 people this year will be diagnosed with colon cancer in the United States. What most people don't know is that the disease is 90 percent curable if caught early and can be prevented by routine screenings.

To provide more information about colon cancer, UPMC Cancer Centers will sponsor, "A Reason to Hope: New Advances in Treatment of Colon Cancer," from 6 to 7:30 pm, Tuesday, May 30, in the Donor Hall, UPMC Passavant Hospital, 9100 Babcock Blvd., North Hills.

Steven A. Ahrendt, MD, of the division of surgical oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 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. For more information and to register, please call 800-533-UPMC (8762) and choose option 1.

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