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UMGCC Cancer Specialists Present Latest Cancer-Fighting Strategies at
American-Russian Conference on Tobacco-Related Cancers in Moscow

Four cancer specialists from the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center (UMGCC) participated in a three-day international conference on the prevention and treatment of tobacco-related cancers held March 27-29, 2006, at the N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center in Moscow.

The conference focused on tobacco control efforts in Russia and the role of tobacco in various types of cancer, including cancers of the lung, head & neck, esophagus, pancreas, as well as genitourinary and gynecologic cancers.

UMGCC experts presented data on the latest research and therapies used in treating cancer, including:

• The Role of Radiation in the Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Mohan Suntharalingam, M.D., associate professor of Radiation Oncology
• Medical Management of Head and Neck Cancer - Dr. Kevin Cullen, professor of Medicine and Director, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center
• Staging and Treatment of Esophageal Cancer - Dr. Mark Krasna, professor of Surgery and Director, Thoracic Oncology
• Emerging Biological Therapy of Urologic Cancers - Dr. Arif Hussain, associate professor of Medicine

The meeting was sponsored, in part, by the American Russian Cancer Alliance, of which the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center is a founding member. Other founding members include Fox Chase Cancer Center, N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center and the Russian Research Center--Kurchatov Institute

Mikhail Davydov, M.D., D.Sc., president of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, was co-chair of the conference. Other sponsors include the International Union Against Cancer, the National Cancer Institute, the Blokhin center and the European School of Oncology.

This page was last updated on: December 20, 2007.

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