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All times are given in local time, US Central Time Zone.


Wednesday, April 1, 1998
April Fool's Day
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Dunlap Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 8, 1998.
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Steering Committee
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 15, 1998.
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Brain Tumor Survivors' Support Group
Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 15, 1998.

Thursday, April 2, 1998, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
Sponsored by Rhône-Poulenc Rorer
Location: Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, April 9, 1998
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 8:00 am
Obstetrics & Gynecology Seminar
"New Advances in Cervical Cancer Screening"
Patricia S. Braly, M.D.
Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Tulane Medical School
Location: Tulane Medical School Building, room 6001

Thursday, April 2, 1998, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Novel Vaccine Design Based on Mucosal Immunization"
John D. Clements, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane Medical School
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Thursday, April 16, 1998

Saturday, April 4, 1998, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Patient Reunion
Details to be announced.


Sunday, April 5, 1998
Spring Break begins (April 5th through 12th)


Monday, April 6, 1998, 12:30 and again at 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
General Cancer Support Group
Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120
Next meeting: Monday, May 4, 1998

Tuesday, April 7, 1998, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 14, 1998.
Tuesday, April 7, 1998, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Ochsner Hospital, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, conference room A
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 14, 1998 at Tulane.

Wednesday , April 8, 1998, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Dunlap Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 15, 1998.
Wednesday, April 8, 1998, 4:00 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Breast Cancer Survivor's Support Group
Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120.
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 22, 1998

Thursday, April 9, 1998, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
"Autologous Transplants in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma"
Alan M. Miller, Ph.D., M.D., Director
Sponsored by Glaxo GlaxoWellcome
Location: Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, April 16, 1998

Friday, April 10, 1998
Good Friday

Saturday, April 11, 1998
Passover

Sunday, April 12, 1998
Easter Sunday

Monday , April 13, 1998
Friends for Cancer Research Townhall Meeting
Details to be announced.


Tuesday , April 14, 1998, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 21, 1998.
Tuesday, April 14, 1998, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Pediatric library, room 4533
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 at Ochsner.

Wednesday , April 15, 1998, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Dunlap Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 22, 1998.
Wednesday, April 15, 1998, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Steering Committee
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 6, 1998.
Wednesday, April 15, 1998, 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Brain Tumor Survivors' Support Group
Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120.
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 29, 1998.

Thursday, April 16, 1998, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
"Morbidity and Mortality Discussion"
Sponsored by Merck Merck Pharmaceuticals
Location: Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, April 23, 1998
Thursday, April 16, 1998, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Signal Transduction and Vascular Smooth Muscle Proliferation Following Balloon-Induced Vascular Injury"
Dennis McNamara, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology, Tulane Medical School
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Thursday, April 23, 1998
Thursday, April 16, 1998, 12:30 and again at 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Care Givers' Support Group
Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120.
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 27, 1998

Monday, April 20, 1998, 12:30 pm and again at 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Grief and Loss Support Group
Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120.
Next meeting: Monday, May 11, 1998

Tuesday , April 21, 1998, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 28, 1998.
Tuesday, April 21, 1998, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Ochsner Hospital, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, conference room A
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 28, 1998 at Tulane.
Tuesday, April 21, 1998, 5:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic (TCCCC) Monthly Meeting
TCC Comprehensive Clinic Building, room CL-34
Meets third Tuesday of each month, same time, except as noted.
Next meeting: Thursday, May 28, 1998.

Wednesday, April 22, 1998, noon to 1:00 pm

"Capturing the strength within oneself to attack and overcome the challenges encountered in life and in business." Jennie McNeill, CMP
President of the Virginia H. McNeill Cancer Research Foundation, Inc.
Location:
TCC Comprehensive Clinic
150 So. Liberty St., New Orleans
To register for this event, please call "The Professionals" at (800)-588-5800.
Wednesday, April 22, 1998, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Dunlap Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 29, 1998.
Wednesday, April 22, 1998, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Clinical Research Advisory Board (CRAB)
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 27, 1998.
Tuesday, April 22, 1998, 4:00 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Breast Cancer Survivor's Support Group
Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120.
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 13, 1998

Thursday, April 23, 1998, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
"Patient Discussion"
Sponsored by Schering Oncology Biotech
Location: Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, April 30, 1998

Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26
and Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3, 1998

Jazz Fest
Thursday, April 24, 1998, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Taxotere and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer"
James R. Rigas, M.D.
Director of Thoracic Oncology Program
Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Tuesday, April 28, 1998

Tuesday , April 28, 1998, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 5, 1998.
Tuesday, April 28, 1998, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Mechanisms in Control of Circulating Thrombopoietin"
Wolfgang Jelkman, M.D.
Professor of Physiology
Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, Germany
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Sponsored by Amgen
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Thursday, April 30, 1998
Tuesday, April 28, 1998, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Pediatric library, room 4533
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 5, 1998 at Ochsner.

Wednesday, April 29, 1998, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building, Dunlap Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 6, 1998.
Wednesday, April 29, 1998, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Clinical Research Advisory Board (CRAB)
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, barring holidays, same time and location

Wednesday, April 29, 1998, 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Brain Tumor Survivors' Support Group
Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120.
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 13, 1998

Thursday, April 30, 1998, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
"CMV Prevention"
Muhammad-Ali Zaydan, MD
Medicine: Hematology/Oncology, Tulane Medical School
Sponsored by Amgen
Location: Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, May 7, 1998
Thursday, April 30, 1998, 10:45 am to 12:00 pm
Please note early time for today's seminary
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Depression and Anxiety in Women with Breast Cancer"
Mary Jean Massey, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Sponsored by Genentech
Lunch will be served at 10:45; lecture to begin at 11 am.
Next seminar: Thursday, May 7, 1998
Thursday, April 30, 1998, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tulane Health Research Day
Michael A. Gerber Memorial Lecture from noon to 1:00
Location: First floor auditorium of the Tulane Medical School Building
Followed by poster session and award ceremony in the atrium of the J. Bennett Johnston Building.
Abstracts are due March 31, 1998 and should be submitted to Mrs. Bea Delucca, (504) 988-2436 or delucca@tmc.tulane.edu
Awards to be conferred:

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