Free Presentation on Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Cancers, July 17
The public is invited to a free presentation on carcinoid and neuroendocrine cancers, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at the University of Arizona Cancer / North, 3838 N. Campbell Ave.
Speakers include Yi-Zarn Wang, MD, a professor of surgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences College of Medicine and a member of the Ochsner Neuroendocrine Tumor Program in Kenner, La.; Marian Porubsky, MD, an assistant professor of surgery at Banner – University Medical Center, and UA Cancer Center dietitian Michelle Bratton, a certified specialist in oncology nutrition.
The event is sponsored by the University of Arizona Cancer Center, Arizona Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Foundation and Banner – University Medical Center.
The event is free but reservations are encouraged by contacting the Arizona Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Foundation at azcnf.org or by calling 520-762-6757.
Diabetes and Wellness Fair, July 20
A free diabetes and wellness fair will be held 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at the Diabetes Prevention and Education Center in the Abrams Public Health Building, 3950 S. Country Club Road, adjacent to Banner – University Medical Center South.
The fair, open to everyone, will feature a variety of healthful food and cooking demonstrations, vendors, workplace workouts, opportunities to consult with dietitians and tours of the Diabetes Prevention and Education Center. The YMCA will provide $10 A1C tests, a blood test that provides information about a person's average levels of blood glucose over the past three months.
The center provides free diabetes self-management education for people with Type I, Type II, gestational and pre-diabetes. Topics focus on nutrition, wellness, fitness, medication/insulin management, weight loss, support and healthy lifestyles.
The center provides educational sessions in English and Spanish. Patients can self-register or be referred by their primary care provider or specialist.
The diabetes and wellness fair is sponsored by Banner – UMC and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism within the UA Department of Medicine. Questions: tucsondiabetes@bannerhealth.com
Open House and Presentation on Cancer Clinical Trials, July 28
The University of Arizona Cancer Center and Banner – UMC will host an open house and public lecture on clinical trials from 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at the UA Cancer Center / North, 3838 N. Campbell Ave.
Daruka Mahadevan, MD, PhD, director of Phase I clinical trials and co-director of Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Arizona Cancer Center, will discuss clinical trials, which are research studies that involve people. A cancer clinical trial is designed to show how a particular anticancer strategy attacks the cancer, affects people who receive it, and improves survival rates. New treatments must be proven safe and effective with a certain number of patients before they can be made widely available. Many treatments used today are the result of past clinical trials.
The University of Arizona Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Southern Arizona, participates in more than 200 clinical trials. For a complete list, see http://uacc.arizona.edu/research/clinical-trials.
Dr. Mahadevan, a UA professor of medicine, is a highly experienced physician-scientist in hematology and oncology. He specializes in the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, myelodysplastic syndromes and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
No reservations are necessary to attend the open house and presentation. Light refreshments and entertainment provided. Questions: margaret.eller@bannerhealth.com.
About Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and South
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center South are part of Banner – University Medicine, a premier academic medical network. These institutions are academic medical centers for the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. Included on the two campuses are Diamond Children's Medical Center and many clinics. The two academic medical centers are part of Arizona-based Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country. Banner Health is in seven states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. For more information, visit www.bannerhealth.com/locations/tucson/banner-university-medical-center-tucson or www.bannerhealth.com/locations/tucson/banner-university-medical-center-south
About the University of Arizona Health Sciences
The University of Arizona Health Sciences is the statewide leader in biomedical research and health professions training. The UA Health Sciences includes the UA Colleges of Medicine (Phoenix and Tucson), Nursing, Pharmacy and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, with main campus locations in Tucson and the growing Phoenix Biomedical Campus in downtown Phoenix. From these vantage points, the UA Health Sciences reaches across the state of Arizona and the greater Southwest to provide cutting-edge health education, research, patient care and community outreach services. A major economic engine, the UA Health Sciences employs almost 5,000 people, has nearly 1,000 faculty members and garners more than $126 million in research grants and contracts annually. For more information: http://uahs.arizona.edu