The Nordic perspective

From 3 to 7 June the ASCO Annual Meeting took place, updating the medical oncological community on important progress in treatment and diagnosis of cancer. 

Do you want to know what the main developments are for lung cancer and breast cancer at ASCO? And in particular what the impact will be on daily clinical practice in the Nordic countries?  Then watch our special expert programs on lung cancer and breast cancer.  

Highlights and discussion among experts

• Emphasis on news and data relevant for clinical practice in the Nordic countries
• Discussion on interpretation of data and impact on daily practice
• Additional attention to research from the Nordics
• Duration 20-30 minutes per program

Highlights and discussion on breast cancer

Dr. Theodorus Foukakis, MD, PhD
Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet & Breast Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

Prof. Hans Petter Eikesdal, MD, PhD
Department of Oncology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Highlights and discussion on lung cancer

Prof. Bjørn Henning Grønberg, MD, PhD
Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

Dr. Jussi P. Koivunen, MD, PhD
Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Finland

These programs are part of a broader European medical education initative from MEDtalks. 

Scientific Committee: 

Prof. Steven Treon, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, USA

Alessandra Tedeschi, MD​​​​​​
Consultant in Hematology at the Department of Hematology
Niguarda Hospital in Milan, Italy

Prof. Constantine (Con) S. Tam, MD
Head of Lymphoma Service, The Alfred Hospital and Professor of Haematology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Davide Rossi, MD, PhD
Deputy Head of the Division of Hematology of the Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland IOSI and Head of the Laboratory of Experimental Hematology at the Institute of Oncology Research IOR in Bellinzona, Switzerland

Prof. Krzysztof Giannopoulos, MD, PhD
Head of the Department of Experimental Hemato-oncology at the Medical University of Lublin and Head of the Hematological Department of the St. John’s Oncology Center in Lublin, Poland

Prof. Iwona Hus, MD, PhD
President of the Polish Society of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine and Head of the Department of Lymphatic Diseases, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine in Warsaw, Poland

Prof. Lidia Gil, MD, PhD
Regional Consultant for Hematology and Head of the Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at the Medical University of Poznań, Poznań Poland

Prof. Tadeusz Robak, MD, PhD
Professor at the Medical University of Lodz, Head of the Department of General Hematology, Copernicus Memorial Hospital, Lodz, Poland.