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Mollie's Fund 2010 Summer newsletter
MELANOMA EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS at Adelphia University
Adelphi University Performing Arts Center
Prominent melanoma doctors and researchers presented current strategies and therapies:
Melanoma Past and Present: Where We've Come and Where We're Going - Introduction by Jack Biggane
Anna Pavlick, DO
Associate Professor (Oncology, Dermatology)
Director of the NYU Melanoma Program
Jack Biggane
President of the Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation
Immunotherapy of Melanoma: The Time Has Come
Dr. Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD
Director, Immunotherapy Clinical Trials,
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Targeted Therapy for Melanoma in the Era of Personalized Medicine
Dr. Janice Mehnert, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Robert Woods Johnson Medical Center
Survivor Story
Thomas Telford
Panel Discussion
Anna Pavlick, DO, Dr. Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, Dr. Janice Mehnert, MD, Thomas Telford
SKIN CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAM AT NYU
LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER'S FARKAS AUDITORIUM
Mollie's Fund Partnered with NYU Cancer Institute's Community Outreach and Education Program to co-sponsor a free skin cancer Awareness program at NYU Langone Medical Center's Farkas Auditorium.
Presentations and discussion covered the latest about skin cancer detection and treatment, and steps you can take to reduce your risk:
"The Importance of Early Detection and Prevention"
Elizabeth K. Hale, MD, Clinical Associate Professor (Dermatology)
"Surgical Management of Melanoma"
Russell Berman, MD, Assistant Professor (Surgery)
"Current Trends in Melanoma Treatment"
Anna Pavlick, DO, Associate Professor (Oncology, Dermatology), Director of the NYU Melanoma Program
Panel Discussion
Elizabeth K. Hale, MD, Russell Berman, MD,
Anna Pavlick, DO
mollie's fund Golf Outing 2009 Video
Garden city country club
Speakers:
John Mundy - Melanoma Survivor
James Goydos, MD - Cancer Institute of New Jersey
mollie's fund Public service announcement
Featuring Mollie's sister and NYC Public School teacher Cara Biggane.
NYU april 30, 2009 Skin Cancer Seminar
"ImportanCe of skin cancer awareness"
Elizabeth Hale, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at NYU
"Malignant melanoma: Multidisciplinary approach"
Richard Shapiro, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery at NYU
"Research in Clinical Trials in Melanoma"
Anna C. Pavlick, M.D., Director NYU Melanoma Program, Associate Professor of Medicine and Dermatology
Hofstra May 2, 2009 Symposium
"Management of Early Stage Melanoma"
Howard Kaufman, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director,
Mt. Sinai Melanoma Medical Program
"Treatment of Advanced Melanoma"
Jedd Wolchok, M.D., PhD, Director, Immunotherapy Clinical Trials, Associate Attending Physician, Melanoma Sarcoma Oncology Service, Associate Director, Ludwig Center for Cancer Immunotherapy Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
"Surviving and Living After Melanoma -
What You Can Do"
Anna C. Pavlick, M.D., Director NYU Melanoma Program, Associate Professor of Medicine and Dermatology
Practice Safe Sun Poster
Click here to download a pdf of the new Mollie's Fund "Practice Safe Sun" poster.
Melanoma CLINICAL TRIALS
http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=melanoma
"The Dark Side of the sun" Video
MPIP – Melanoma Patients’ Information Page
Melanoma … The ABC’s
The Melanoma Research Foundation
National Cancer Institute -What you need to know about melanoma
www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/wynth/melanoma
American Cancer Society-All about skin cancer
American academy of dermatology
US EPA SunWise Program
Teacher's Guide
Right-click the thumbnail below to download the "Sun Safety and Early detection" lesson plan in pdf format. If you need the required Adobe Reader please click here.
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