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National Comprehensive Cancer Network Announces 8th Annual Conference

ROCKLEDGE, PA, January 27, 2003 – The National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s 8th Annual Conference: Clinical Practice Guidelines & Outcomes Data in Oncology is being held on March 12 – 16, 2003 in Hollywood, Florida at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa. This annual meeting provides oncology professionals from across the country with a forum for discussing the newest updates of NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines and Outcomes Data in Oncology.

More than 700 oncologists (in both private practice and academic settings), nurses, pharmacists, administrators, and case managers attend the five-day educational meeting. This year’s sessions include updates on NCCN’s Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology in the areas of breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, cervical cancer screening, acute myeloid leukemia, cancer-related fatigue, gastric-esophageal cancer, and thyroid carcinoma.

“NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology are widely recognized and used as the standard for clinical policy in oncology,” said William T. McGivney, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of NCCN. “The NCCN Annual Conference is the forum that brings together oncology professionals and NCCN thought leaders to discuss present best practices and therapeutics that hold promise for future care.”

The educational program includes cutting-edge sessions about the latest and most exciting developments in NCCN guidelines and results, and new directions of the NCCN Oncology Outcomes Database project. NCCN panel members, experts in their field, lead guidelines sessions.

A highlight of the annual meeting is the popular roundtable discussion, moderated by Clifford Goodman, PhD. This year’s topic is FDA Approval Process - Meeting the Need for Promising Therapeutics for Patients with Serious and Life-Threatening Disease.

NCCN provides CME credits for physicians and offers accreditations for nurse managers, pharmacists, and case managers as well. To register or to view the complete conference agenda, go to www.nccn.org. For more information, contact NCCN at the conference hotline at 866-788-NCCN or by e-mail.