MASCC/ISOO 2018 - Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer Event
For more information regarding this event, please email mascc@kenes.com .
Event details
The MASCC meeting is unique in taking a multidisciplinary approach to topics in supportive cancer care. The 2018 meeting will feature plenary sessions on cannabinoids for symptom management and cancer therapy, post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment, and cardiac toxicities secondary to cancer therapies. These topics span a range of specialties and allied professions, enabling the whole team to come together to discuss issues of mutual interest on a global platform. Themed pre-conference workshops will provide another opportunity for in-depth discussions on many areas of side-effect management. In addition, mentored sessions for poster presenters will provide guidance from world leaders for our experts of the future.
Speaker information
Professor Rachel J. Gibson, University of South Australia, Chair of MASCC Annual Meeting and the Chair of the of the MASCC Awards Committee.
Doctor Sally Wheelwright, Macmillan Survivorship Research Group, University of Southampton. Sally will be presenting an e-poster on the "Recovery of quality of life following curative intent surgery for colorectal cancer: results from the colorectal well-being (CREW) study".
Doctor Samantha Sodergren, Macmillan Survivorship Research Group, University of Southampton. Sam will be presenting two e-posters, one on "Supportive care needs of patients following treatment for colorectal cancer: results from the UK colorectal wellbeing (CREW) cohort study" and another on "Developement of a health-related quality of life questionnaire specifically for people with anal cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy; The EORTC QLQ-ANL27".