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Last chance for media to register for ECCO 14 -- the European Cancer Conference
Date:9/17/2007

If you have any questions (media only), contact: Emma Mason, ECCO 14 media consultant, tel: +44 (0)1376 563090, mobile: +44 (0)7711 296 986, email: wordmason@mac.com or Mary Rice, FECS media consultant, tel: +32 (0)2 770 0407, mobile: +44 (0)780 304 8897, email: mary@mrcommunication.org

Any enquiries about registration and hotel accommodation for non-media should be directed to the FECS office (www.

Only a few days left for media to register for Europes premier cancer conference! Visit www.fecs.be for details of how to register to attend.

Sunday 23 September to Thursday 27 September 2007 Centro de Conveniones Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB) and the Forum Building Auditorium, Barcelona, Spain http://www.ccib.es

In more than 1,300 presentations from scientists working in 75 countries, the conference will discuss the latest advances in stem cell research, proteomics, biomarkers, pharmacogenomics, imaging, treatment and coping with life after cancer, as well as the latest evidence on epidemiological trends, complementary therapies, quality of life issues and the influence of lifestyle choices on the development and outcome of cancer. The programme includes more new results from phase III clinical trials than ever before.

There will be media news briefings at the following times:

  • Monday 24 September (11.00 hrs) in English

  • Monday 24 September (14.30 hrs) in Spanish (embargoed to Tuesday 25 September)

  • Tuesday 25 September (11.00 hrs) in English

  • Wednesday 26 September (11.00 hrs) in English

  • Thursday 27 September (10.30 hrs) in English

Here is a sample of the new results to be announced at the conference (embargoed to time of presentation at ECCO 14):

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Contact: Emma Mason
wordmason@mac.com
44-077-112-96986
Federation of European Cancer Societies
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