YNHH and YCC health talk to highlight new cancer treatments
For Immediate Release
Date: 10/9/06
Contact: Renee Gaudete, (203) 436-6300 or renee.gaudette@yale.edu
Mark D'Antonio, (203) 688-2493 or mark.dantonio@ynhh.org
New Haven, Conn. – Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale Cancer Center will present a free health talk, entitled, “New Discoveries in Cancer Treatment” on Wednesday, November 1 in Yale-New Haven Hospital's East Pavilion cafeteria.
The lecture is part of the ongoing Understanding Cancer Lecture Series for patients and families living with cancer. Dr. Edward Chu, chief of medical oncology at Yale Cancer Center, will discuss the newest advances in the treatment of cancer, including discoveries that have been made at Yale and are currently available through clinical trials at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Following his lecture, there will be a question and answer session for guests.
A light supper will be served at 6 p.m., provided by Subway. The lecture will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m, with validated parking available. Please call (203) 688-2000 or toll-free (888) 700-6543 or to make reservations and for directions to park in the Air Rights Garage.
Yale Cancer Center is one of a select network of 39 comprehensive cancer centers in the country designated by the National Cancer Institute and the only one in southern New England. The Center harnesses the scientific resources of Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale University. Led by Dr. Richard L. Edelson, a leader in cancer immunotherapy, Yale Cancer Center focuses on translational research, an approach through which laboratory discoveries are quickly and efficiently integrated with clinical patient care.
Yale-New Haven Hospital is a 944-bed, not-for-profit hospital serving as the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine. Yale-New Haven was founded as the fourth voluntary hospital in the U.S. in 1826 and today, the hospital complex includes Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital and Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, with a combined medical staff of about 2,400 university and community physicians practicing in more than 100 specialties. See www.ynhh.org for additional information.