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September 4-5

7th Biennial Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium

Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research

Seattle, Washington

For more information, visit www.marsharivkin.org

September 4-6

Living Fully With and Beyond Cancer conference

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas

For more information, visit www.mdanderson.org

September 6

Survivorship Conference

NCCS Beyond the Cure

Chicago, Illinois

For more information, visit www.beyondthecure.org

September 6

2nd annual Learning for Living with Ovarian Cancer Symposium

Ovations for the Cure

Boston, Massachusetts

For more information, visit www.ovationsforthecure.org

September 6

Conversations About Colorectal Cancer

Colon Cancer Alliance

New York, New York

For more information, visit www.ccalliance.org

September 6-7

The Prostate Cancer Conference

The Prostate Cancer Research Institute

Los Angeles, California

For more information, visit www.prostate-cancer.org

September 8

Living Well With Cancer information session

Baylor Health Care System

Plano, Texas

For more information, call 469-814-6753

September 8

3rd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night presented by the Long Island Ducks

1 in 9/Hewlett House

Long Island, New York

For more information, visit www.hewletthouse.org

September 9

Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer

Baylor Health Care System

Dallas, Texas

For more information, call 214-820-2608

September 9

Becoming an Active Participant in Your Health Care Decisions

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York

For more information, visit www.mskcc.org

September 10

10th annual Patient Education Event on Prostate Cancer webcast

Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center

6 p.m. EDT

For more information, visit www.or-live.com/BrighamandWomens/2524/

September 11

Living With Cancer

Baylor Health System

Dallas, Texas

For more information, call 214-820-2608

September 12

Pancreatic Cancer Symposium

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Minneapolis, Minnesota

For more information, visit www.pancan.org/minnsymp08/

September 12

Living with Metastatic Prostate Cancer teleconference

CancerCare

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT

For more information, visit www.cancercare.org

September 13

Brain Tumor Walk and Angel Adventure

National Brain Tumor Foundation

San Diego, California

For more information, visit www.braintumor.org/AngelAdventure/san_diego

September 13

Ovarian Cancer Education and Awareness Program

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Tulsa, Oklahoma

For more information, visit www.ocrf.org

September 13-14

Cancer as a Turning Point, From Surviving to Thriving

Healing Journeys

Sacramento, California

For more information, visit www.healingjourneys.org

September 14

14th annual Greater Chicago Prostate Cancer Run, Walk 'n Roll

Prostate Cancer Research Institute

Chicago, Illinois

For more information, visit www.prostate-cancer.org

September 18

Survivorship Conference

NCCS Beyond the Cure

Akron, Ohio

For more information, visit www.beyondthecure.org

September 18

Does My Child Need Discipline or Accommodations? Subtle Ways Cancer Treatment Can Affect the Brain teleconference

NCCS Beyond the Cure

1:30 p.m. CDT

For more information, visit www.beyondthecure.org/events/teleconferences/

September 18

Celebrate LIFE: Self-Esteem and Sexual Intimacy After Cancer

Celebrate LIFE Program, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare

Highland Park, Illinois

For more information, visit www.enh.org

September 19-21

National African American Breast Cancer Conference

Sisters Network

Houston, Texas

For more information, visit www.sistersnetworkinc.org/conference2008.asp

September 20

Celebrating a Second Chance Survivorship Symposium

Blood and Marrow Transplant Information Network

Dallas, Texas

For more information, visit www.bmtinfonet.org/dallas2008/

September 20

Collaborative Cancer Care Symposium

Cancer Family Network of Montana

Bozeman, Montana

For more information, visit www.cancerfamilynetwork.org

September 21

3rd annual Hit the Trails Walk, Run, or Stroll

Cancer Community Center

Pineland Farms and New Gloucester, Maine

For more information, visit www.cancercommunitycenter.org/events.htm

September 21

Kickin' Cancer! Los Angeles

Lynne Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research

Los Angeles, California

For more information, visit www.lynnecohenfoundation.org

September 22

2nd annual Ovarian Cancer Survivor Celebration

Baylor Health Care System

Dallas, Texas

For more information, call 214-820-2608

September 23

Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma teleconference

CancerCare

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT

For more information, visit www.cancercare.org

September 23

Unlocking the Mysteries of Cancer: A Conversation About Overall Wellness, Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York

For more information, visit www.mskcc.org

September 24

Symptom Management for Cancer Survivors

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Seattle, Washington

For more information, visit www.fhcrc.org/patient/support/survivorship/events/

September 25

Living With Cancer

Baylor Health System

Dallas, Texas

For more information, call 214-820-2608

September 26-28

13th annual North American Educational Forum on Lymphoma

Lymphoma Research Foundation

San Francisco, California

For more information, visit www.lymphoma.org

September 27

6th annual Humor to Fight the Tumor

American Brain Tumor Association

Minneapolis, Minnesota

For more information, visit www.abta.org

September 27

Survivorship Conference

NCCS Beyond the Cure

Norfolk, Virginia

For more information, visit www.beyondthecure.org

September 28

Think Green Think Pink walk at Eisenhower Park

1 in 9/Hewlett House

East Meadow, New York

For more information, visit www.hewletthouse.org

September 30

Living With Localized Prostate Cancer webinar

American Urological Association Foundation

8 - 9:30 p.m. EDT

For more information, visit www.urologyhealth.org/pc/localized.cfm

October 4

Brain Tumor Walk and Angel Adventure

National Brain Tumor Foundation

Portland, Oregon

For more information, visit www.braintumor.org/AngelAdventure/portland_OR

October 4

Endometrial Cancer Survivors' Course

The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

For more information, visit www.thegcf.org

October 4

Caregiver Training

National Brain Tumor Foundation

Madison, Wisconsin

For more information, visit www.braintumor.org/EventsCalendar/

October 7

Advances in the Treatment of Breast Cancer

CancerCare

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT

For more information, visit www.cancercare.org

October 11

FACTors Breast Cancer Education Conference

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Tampa, Florida

For more information, visit www.moffittcancercenter.org

October 11

Brain Tumor Walk and Angel Adventure

National Brain Tumor Foundation

Phoenix, Arizona

For more information, visit www.braintumor.org/AngelAdventure/Phoenix

October 11

Annual Melanoma Symposium

Melanoma Research Foundation and The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Irvine, California

For more information, visit www.melanoma.org

October 12

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

American Cancer Society

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

For more information, visit http://makingstrides.acsevents.org/

October 13

Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Metastatic Breast Cancer Network

Multiple cities across the U.S. and Canada

For more information, visit www.mbcnetwork.org

October 16

Progress in the Treatment of Lung Cancer: Report from the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting teleconference

CancerCare

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT

For more information, visit www.cancercare.org

October 16

3rd Annual I Will Survive Dance

1 in 9/Hewlett House

7 - 11p.m. EDT

Westbury, New York

For more information, visit www.hewletthouse.org

October 17

Tips for Managing Treatment-Related Rash and Dry Skin teleconference

CancerCare

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT

For more information, visit www.cancercare.org

October 17

Caregiver Training

National Brain Tumor Foundation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

For more information, visit www.braintumor.org/CaregiverTrainings

October 17-19

11th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.

St. Louis, Missouri

For more information, visit www.thyca.org

October 18

Brain Tumor Walk and Angel Adventure

National Brain Tumor Foundation

Orange County, California

For more information, visit www.braintumor.org/AngelAdventure/orange_county

October 18

Caregiver Training

National Brain Tumor Foundation

New York City

For more information, visit www.braintumor.org/CaregiverTrainings

October 20

Understanding Cognitive Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Treatment: Just-In-Time Training Modules for Teachers and Parents teleconference

NCCS Beyond the Cure

1:30 p.m. CDT

For more information, visit www.beyondthecure.org/events/teleconferences/

October 20

Ovarian Cancer Survivors' Course

The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation

New York City

For more information, visit www.thegcf.org

October 24

Kidney Cancer Association Patient Conference

Kidney Cancer Association

Boston, Massachusetts

For more information, visit www.kidneycancer.org

October 25

Strength for Caring: Supporting the Caregiver

Cancer Wellness Center

Northbrook, Illinois

For more information, visit www.cancerwellness.org

October 29

Survivorship Conference

NCCS Beyond the Cure

Oak Lawn, Illinois

For more information, visit www.beyondthecure.org

October 30

Advances in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma teleconference

CancerCare

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT

For more information, visit www.cancercare.org

November 1

4th annual Brain Games

American Brain Tumor Association

Chicago, Illinois

For more information, visit www.abta.org

November 1-2

5th annual CURE Patient and Survivor Forum

CURE

Dallas, Texas

For more information, visit www.curetoday.com/forums/patient/index.html

November 2

2nd Annual Cancer Survivorship Conference: "Now What? The New Normal of Cancer Survivorship After Treatment"

Northern California Cancer Center

San Francisco, California

For more information, visit www.nccc.org

November 5

Medical Update on Pancreatic Cancer teleconference

CancerCare

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT

For more information, visit www.cancercare.org

November 5

Together, Facing Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Alliance

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

For more information, visit www.alcase.org/news/events.html

November 6

Caregiver Training

National Brain Tumor Foundation

Hershey, Pennsylvania

For more information, visit www.braintumor.org/CaregiverTrainings

November 6

Partners in Survival: A Special Class for Couples

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Columbus, Ohio

For more information, visit www.jamesline.com

November 6-7

Annual AICR Research Conference on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer

American Institute for Cancer Research

Washington, D.C.

For more information, visit www.aicr.org

November 8

2nd annual Survivorship Conference: Now What? The New Normal of Cancer Survivorship After Treatment

Northern California Cancer Center

San Francisco, California

For more information, visit www.cancercalendar.org

November 8

Survivorship Conference

NCCS Beyond the Cure

Ann Arbor, Michigan

For more information, visit www.beyondthecure.org

November 8

Conversations About Colorectal Cancer

CancerCare

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT

For more information, visit www.cancercare.org

November 9

2008 Arizona Lymphomathon 5K Walk

Lymphoma Research Foundation

Phoenix, Arizona

For more information, visit www.Lymphomathon.org/Arizona2008

November 11

Cancer Therapies in the Older Patient

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York City

For more information, visit www.mskcc.org

November 14

Pancreatic Cancer Symposium

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Los Angeles, California

For more information, visit www.pancan.org

 

 

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