Mary Washington Healthcare Regional Cancer Center's Inaugural Oncology Symposium

The Mary Washington Healthcare Regional Cancer Center held its first annual Oncology Symposium on October 14, 2017, which was titled “Understanding the Advancing Treatments and Integrative Approach to Cancer Care in the Fredericksburg Region”.

"We were pleased with the response from caregivers in the community who took advantage of the opportunity to receive the most current information available on advancing treatments and the integrative approach to cancer care,” says Charles L. Maurer, MD, Hematology Oncology Associates of Fredericksburg and Chairman, MWHC Regional Cancer Center Cancer Committee (pictured above). “Advancing caregiver expertise is essential to providing patients with the best possible care, and the symposium format makes information highly accessible with excellent opportunities for idea exchange. As cancer care leaders in the region, this is a program we want to see grow and continue annually.”

The symposium was targeted to health care providers in the region, including primary care physicians, and attracted approximately 70 participants. Continuing Education credits were offered through a collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University. This years’ symposium offered an in-depth review of recent advances in breast and lung cancer treatments, discussions about screening guidelines, cancer prevention and post-treatment care, and included a keynote presentation on the advancing role of Genetics and Immunotherapy in cancer care.