2012 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium – News for Patients

The 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium was held January 19-21, 2012, in San Francisco, Calif. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and the Society of Surgical Oncology, this multidisciplinary symposium was designed to educate and update doctors and other health-care professionals on the latest research findings related to gastrointestinal cancers, including cancer of the esophagus, stomach, hepatobiliary tract (liver, bile duct, and gallbladder), pancreas, small bowel, colon, and rectum.

Gastrointestinal Cancer Advances: News for Patients from the 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Cancer.Net Podcast: 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Highlights, with Morton Kahlenberg, MD

For more information, visit www.gicasymposium.org, or view research abstracts from past meetings at www.asco.org/abstracts. This year’s Symposium featured more than 650 abstracts, including research from 20 oncology fellows selected to receive Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Merit Awards, designed to promote clinical cancer research by young investigators. These fellows, and the many other researchers committed to advancing progress in gastrointestinal cancers research, are helping to improve the lives of patients living with these cancers around the world.

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2011 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium – News for Patients

January 20-22, 2011, San Francisco, California

Gastrointestinal Cancer Advances: News for Patients from the 2011 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Special Cancer.Net Podcast: 2011 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Highlights, with Morton Kahlenberg, MD

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2010 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium – News for Patients

January 22-24, 2010, Orlando, Florida

Gastrointestinal Cancer Advances: News for Patients from the 2010 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Special Cancer.Net Podcast: 2010 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Highlights, with Robert Sticca, MD

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2009 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium – News for Patients

January 15-17, 2009, San Francisco, California

Gastrointestinal Cancer Advances: News for Patients from the 2009 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Special Cancer.Net Podcast: 2009 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Highlights, with Jennifer Obel, MD

ASCO Expert Corner: Research Highlights from the 2009 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Cancer Advances: A Public Forum on Gastrointestinal Cancers



The ASCO Cancer Foundation presented a complimentary public forum on gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. The public forum addressed key issues in GI cancers medicine today; experts in GI cancers covered topics of highest public interest including the latest advances in prevention, treatment, and survivorship; and a panel of experts answered audience questions.

Last Updated: February 06, 2012