2009 San Francisco Seminar Podcast

Introduction and Welcome

Donna Quinlan
Program Director
Colon Cancer Alliance

Gerrie Shields
Director
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Naomi Hoffer
Program Manager
Ida & Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center at UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

10:50 minutes

Welcome and overview by the seminar partners.

Advances in Oncology

Dr. Alan Venook
Chief of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Clinical Program and Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology

30:04 minutes

Highlighting current options for colorectal cancer oncology treatment and what is on the horizon including an overview of clinical trials and why they are important options.

Advances in Radiation Oncology

Dr. Kim Huang
Radiation Cancer Specialist

26:25 minutes

Updates on the use of external and internal radiation therapies for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Topics covered will include the use of stereotactic radiation therapy and brachytherapy.

Advances in Surgery

Dr. Madhulika Varma
Chief of Colorectal Surgery and an Associate Professor of Surgery

30:07 minutes

Updates on new surgical therapies for colorectal cancer including management of the primary tumor and metastatic disease. Topics covered will include the role of laparoscopic surgery, new techniques for rectal cancer surgery, advances in liver and lung resection and ablative techniques for metastases.

Advances in Interventional Radiology

Dr. Robert Kerlan
Chief of Interventional Radiology

28:52 minutes

Highlighting advances in minimally invasive treatments for colorectal cancer such as chemoembolization, radiofrequency ablation, sir-spheres and cryoablation.

Questions and Answers

Speaker Panel

1:00:28 minutes

Opportunity for attendees to ask the panel of speakers questions.