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For
Immediate Release:
February
17, 2004
Contact:
Linda Green, Communications & Development Specialist
272-7819
Lance
Armstrong May Not Be Coming To New Mexico,
But The Doctor Who Cured Him Is!
Albuquerque,
NM - World-renowned oncologist Larry Einhorn, MD,
will be in Albuquerque on Friday, February 27, 2004,
to discuss the latest technologies and advancements
in cancer treatments and research. Dr. Einhorn will
be appearing in conjunction with the New Mexico Cancer
Care Alliance (NMCCA)'s Biannual Professional Medical
Education Day.
Dr.
Einhorn, one of the physicians who cured Olympic and
Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong, will speak
about treating testicular cancer. He also will speak
about current advances in treating lung cancer and will
review unusual cancer cases with New Mexico physicians.
The
NMCCA Biannual Professional Education Day will provide
medical professionals with three opportunities to hear
Dr. Einhorn.
- 7:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the UNM Basic Medical Sciences
Building, Room 303
- 12:00
p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Seton Hall in the Albuquerque
Regional Medical Center, 601 Martin Luther King Jr.
Ave. NE
- 6:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Albuquerque Petroleum Club,
500 Marquette NW
Dr.
Einhorn and representatives from NMCCA will be available
for media interviews from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at
the Albuquerque Regional Medical Center's Board Room.
We are willing to work with you if a different time
is required for an interview.
NMCCA
is a New Mexico nonprofit corporation established in
February 2002. We are an alliance of the major healthcare
systems who are working together to improve treatment
for cancer patients in the state. We represent approximately
70 physicians in the community who are engaged in the
care of cancer patients.
The
following healthcare systems participate in NMCCA:
-
Lovelace Sandia Health System through
- Albuquerque
Regional Medical Center
- Lovelace
Medical Center
- Northeast
Heights Medical Center
- West
Mesa Medical Center
- New
Mexico Veterans Administration Medical Center
- Presbyterian
Healthcare Services through
- Presbyterian
Hospital
- Presbyterian
Kaseman Hospital
- Presbyterian
Medical Group
-
University of New Mexico Cancer Research & Treatment
Center
Our
physician participants include specialists in medical,
surgical, radiation, pediatric, gynecologic and hematological
oncology.
NMCCA
is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing
the quality of cancer care in New Mexico and to ensuring
access for all New Mexicans to the best cancer therapies
offered through clinical trials. We work with cancer
clinical trial sponsors and oncology physicians to make
opening trials and enrolling patients easier. NMCCA
physicians can take part in meaningful cancer research
while providing New Mexico cancer patients and their
families with local access to the latest research, technologies
and cancer services.
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