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Head and Neck Cancer conference

Surgeon Michael Hier and sport journalist and cancer patient Michael Farber will be available for interviews
Published: 16 April 2015

For National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, in April, the Goodman Cancer Research Centre is hosting a conference on Head and Neck Cancer

WHEN: Tuesday, April 21, 2015   6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.  

WHERE:

McIntyre Medical Building,
Palmer Theatre,
6th Floor,
1200 Pine Avenue West, Montreal,  H3A  1X1

WHAT: All you wanted to know about head and neck cancer, but were afraid to ask.  Listen to our experts discuss the most advanced research, increasing incidence of thyroid cancer and new preventative viral vaccination programs, as well as the latest in non-invasive surgical treatments.
Sessions will be delivered in English. Question and answer period will be bilingual.  
Full program: http://www.mcgillgcrc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=646&Itemid=189

WHO: Expert and patient for interview

Dr. Michael P. Hier is a surgeon and an expert of head and neck cancers.
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, HNS
Chief, Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Jewish General Hospital (JGH) McGill University
michael.hier [at] mcgill.ca
(514) 340-7543
 
Sport journalist Michael Farber will tell his story at the conference. Farber was treated for throat cancer in 2011 and Dr Hier is part of his medical team.
He will be available for interviews right before and after the event.

 

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