OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 49

WOMEN’S HEALTH

T

he Barbara Ann 
Karmanos Cancer 
Institute, in partnership 
with the Karmanos Cancer 
Advocacy Program (KCAP), 
Karmanos Cancer Network 
and McLaren 
Health Care, 
will host the 
12th Annual 
All Cancer 
Symposium on 
Saturday, Oct. 
15, from 8 a.m. 
to 1:30 p.m. This 
year’s conference is free and 
available virtually and in per-
son at three locations through-
out Michigan: 
• Hospitality House at 
McLaren, G-3170 Beecher 
Road, Flint (next door to 
Karmanos Cancer Institute at 
McLaren Flint) 
• Karmanos Cancer Institute 
at McLaren Greater Lansing, 
3520 Forest Road, Lansing 
• MotorCity Casino Hotel 
Conference Center, 2901 
Grand River Ave., Detroit 
This year’s symposium, 
titled “Then and Now: 
Embracing the Future of 
Cancer Care,
” features presen-
tations from multiple oncolo-
gists throughout the Karmanos 
Cancer Network covering 
updates, the latest research and 
information on cancers of the 
breast, colon, prostate, lung, 
head and neck and multiple 
myeloma. 
Led by Elisabeth Heath, 
M.D., FACP
, experts will also 

cover the latest in cancer treat-
ments such as cryotherapy, 
CAR-T cell therapy and proton 
therapy. 
“This year’s conference 
will be the best yet, as experts 
throughout the state of 
Michigan will provide their 
expertise to multiple com-
munities, not just here in 
Detroit,
” said Heath, medical 
oncologist and leader of the 
Genitourinary Oncology 
Multidisciplinary Team at 
Karmanos. Heath is also 
the associate center director 
for Translational Science, 
Hartmann Endowed Chair 
for Prostate Cancer Research 
and a professor of oncology 
at Wayne State University’s 
School of Medicine. 
“Each of our in-person 
locations will have Karmanos 
advocates, physicians and staff 
members available to assist 
attendees. We’ll also have 
interactive opportunities for 
those in the audience as well 
as those who are watching 
virtually. Anyone that has been 
touched by cancer is encour-
aged to attend.
” 
Additional cancer organiza-
tions will be in attendance to 
provide valuable information 
and resources, including the 
American Cancer Society, 
who will be presenting cancer 
screening information. 
Attending the event in per-
son or virtually is free. Visit 
karmanos.org/cancersympo-
sium to register. 

Dr. 
Elisabeth 
Heath

Free community educational event 
features experts highlighting 
the future of cancer care.

All Cancer 
Symposium

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