February 2007  
Welcome to the MASCC Newsletter.  We hope to keep you better informed on what is happening in supportive care through our website and email.  Please let us know your suggestions and comments so we can better serve you.

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New date:
March 15, 2007
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Symposium 2007, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Don't Miss This!

Keynote Speaker :
Professor F. Stiefel, head of the Psychiatric Liaison Service at the University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland is well known for his psychotherapeutic intervention with cancer patients, identification of the complex medically ill with psychiatric co-morbidities and clinician-patient communication. His presentation, Support the Supporters, will focus on how oncology clinicians – often exposed to all kinds of pressure – can be supported.

 
Message from President Paul Hesketh
MASCC is very proud of its official journal, Supportive Care in Cancer. Under Prof. Hans-Joerg Senn’s capable leadership our journal has steadily grown in quality and influence since its inception, 15 years ago. The MASCC leadership is working with our publisher, Springer on a number of exciting initiatives to further improve the visibility and impact of our journal within the supportive care and general cancer communities. Join us in making a commitment to submit quality manuscripts on a consistent basis. Demonstrate your support of MASCC and its mission by helping to make Supportive Care in Cancer, the preeminent forum for the presentation of original research, expert commentaries and reviews in the area of supportive care.

News from Supportive Care in Cancer

Featured Article:Issue 15-1:
Interactive technologies and videotapes for patient education in cancer care

Featured Article:Issue 15-2:
The management of depression in cancer patients: A systematic review

Featured Article: Issue 15-3:
The development and validation of a prediction tool for chemotherapy-induced anaemia in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer receiving palliative chemotherapy

Did You Know?
MASCC has a NEW Feature on the website.
Looking for a way to LEARN from home about some aspect of supportive care and get Continuing Medical Education all at the same time? Check out the New Professional Education section on the website. MASCC members have reviewed all programs before being posted.
Professional Liaison – Feature

Meet ISOPP
International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners
ISOPP members share a common interest: providing optimal drug therapy to cancer patients. These pharmacists practice in a variety of settings and provide clinical pharmacy and/or cytotoxic preparation services for cancer patients. We welcome those members of ISOPP who have joined MASCC and have made contributions as speakers and members of committees. To find out more, www.isopp.org

 Study Groups

Study Group Activities at the 20th International MASCC/ISOO Symposium Pre-Conference:

Mucositis Study Group Research Day: June 26th Series of proffered papers in mucositis research with critique by experts Numbers limited, and preference given to younger researchers Contact: Dorothy.keefe@health.sa.gov.au

Oral Care Study Group Education Symposium, June 27, 14:00-17:00 Mundpflege bei Krebskranken/Oral Care in Cancer Patients (In German only) Chairs: J. Raber (The Netherlands), M. Fliedner ( Switzerland)

Register for 2007 Symposium Now!

Reminders
Save These Dates:
JUNE 27-30, 2007
20th Anniversary MASCC/ISOO Symposium, St. Gallen, Switzerland
March 31st 2007
Early registration deadline

Host the 2010 MASCC/ISOO Symposium
MASCC is accepting letters of intent for hosting the June 2010 MASCC meeting. It is to be held in a country located geographically outside of Europe.
>> Application form

MASCC Slides
If you would like slides about the purpose and goals of MASCC to use in your professional presentations, contact cindyrit@bellsouth.net
Fill out our liaison form to let us know what organizational meeting you spoke at and when.
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