Debbie's Dream Foundation to Host FREE Seattle Stomach Cancer Education Symposium and Webcast
Patients, families, and caregivers will have the opportunity to learn about gastric cancer and cancer-related issues from healthcare experts
SEATTLE, Oct. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer (DDF) will hold the Seattle Stomach Cancer Education Symposium and Webcast featuring a panel of leading oncologists and healthcare experts on Saturday, December 1, 2018. The Symposium is supported in part by Lilly Oncology, Merck and Bristol Meyer Squibb. Attendees in person and on the live webcast will hear about gastric cancer development, best practices and the most current cutting-edge gastric cancer treatments including surgical treatment options, radiation oncology, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies. The meeting will also feature information important to all cancer patients including nutrition, survivorship, and psychosocial care, as well as hospice and end of life care. Lectures will be available on the Debbie's Dream Foundation website at http://www.DebbiesDream.org/portal/lecture-library.
The Seattle Stomach Cancer Education Symposium will provide an informative and engaging agenda that includes nationally recognized speakers along with healthcare professionals from Seattle's leading cancer treatment facilities. Participants will receive handouts to include a welcome letter, speaker information, how to get involved with DDF, resources, and support available through DDF, and more. The event will begin with breakfast and registration, followed by morning and afternoon sessions. A complimentary lunch and networking session will also feature exhibits and information from local resources and sponsors. The morning will begin with a 30-minute patient and caregiver panel, followed by the professional speaker sessions.
"Participants will hear up to date information about stomach cancer, its treatment and management directly from local experts in the field," said DDF Programs Director Mary-Margaret Killmeyer. "Attendees have an opportunity to ask questions and interact with the doctors during the meeting in a way not possible at a traditional appointment."
About Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer
Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer (DDF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about stomach cancer, advancing funding for research, and providing education and support internationally to patients, families, and caregivers. Debbie's Dream Foundation seeks as its ultimate goal to make the cure for stomach cancer a reality.
DDF was founded in 2009 by Debbie Zelman after she was diagnosed with stage IV incurable gastric cancer in 2008 and given only weeks to live. Debbie is considered a pioneer by many for bringing awareness to the plight of stomach cancer patients worldwide, and the lack of federal funding for stomach cancer research. She did all of this while receiving hundreds of rounds of chemo, in addition to daily oral treatments. Debbie passed away on December 23, 2017 at the age of 50, almost a decade later. As a result of her leadership, DDF now has a Scientific and Medical Advisory Board of world-renowned doctors and chapters throughout the United States and in Canada and Germany. DDF strives to continue Debbie's mission to make her dream come true. To learn more about DDF, please visit us at www.DebbiesDream.org.
Media Contact:
Brittnay Starks
Communications Coordinator
Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer
(954) 475-1200
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www.DebbiesDream.org
SOURCE Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer
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