Asian Hospital to conduct symposium on breast cancer

Breast cancer still remains a top health concern among women today. The need to properly educate them about breast-related concerns still poses a challenge to our medical professionals today.

Asian Hospital and Medical Center joins the medical community in its continuous effort to educate the public about breast concerns by conducting a symposium on breast cancer dubbed “KEEPING aBREAST… PART 3,” the third in the highly successful series to be held on June 9, 2007, 1 to 5 p.m. at the 4th Floor training room of the hospital.

Organized by the hospital’s Department of Surgery, the symposium aims to provide a venue for Filipinas where they can learn more about breast cancer and breast-related concerns like breast mass and cysts, and to know more about the latest treatment options available to them.

The symposium will feature medical experts from Asian Hospital who will share updated studies on breast cancer treatment and surgery: Dr. Orlando Diomampo, chairman of the Division of General and Cancer Surgery; Dr. Grace Emilie Zara Santiago, breast surgeon; Dr. Gabriel Natividad, surgical oncologist; and Dr. Aldine Basa, breast surgeon.

Among the topics to be discussed are screening and diagnosis for breast cancer, management of image-detected breast lesions, fibrocystic disease, and breast conservation surgery. Participants will also know more about treatment options such as modified radical mastectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and hormone therapy.

The symposium will also feature breast cancer survivors among them a movie celebrity, a breast conservation surgical patient and a practicing doctor who will share with the audience their inspirational experiences with their battle with breast cancer

Admission to the symposium is free. For more information, call the Marketing Department at 771-9000 to 02 local 8066 or 8073, or email at marketing@asianhospital.com.