Melanoma Research Foundation and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Host Educational Symposium and Reception for Melanoma Patients, Family Members and Healthcare...(: Dealing with Recurrence) and Dr. Zsolt...)

The Survivorship part of the program will open with Dr. Karen Syrala of the FHCRC (Surviving and Thriving After Melanoma) and Fran Lewis PhD RN of the UWMC (When Mom or Dad Have Melanoma: Helping the Child Manage). It will continue with Andrea Leiserowitz, MPT (Rehabilitation Issues for Melanoma Survivors), Sarah Washburn, MS RD CD (Nutritional Health in Cancer Survivorship), both of the SCCA, and Dr. Dan Labriola ND (Natural Medicine, Melanoma and Survivorship) of the Northwest Natural Health Specialty Care Clinic. The final session of the day will be delivered by the Reverend Debra Jarvis, SCCA General Oncology Outpatient Chaplain and NPR correspondent (It's Not About the Hair-or the Sun).

Registration starts at 7:30 am and presentations begin at 8:00 am. Lunch will be provided, and a reception will follow the conclusion of the program at 3:30. There is no charge for the symposium, but pre-registration is required.

The Melanoma Research Foundation was founded in 1996 by Diana Ashby, a melanoma patient, who lost her battle to the disease one year later. Today the organization has become the leading advocate for melanoma research and education and is the primary underwriter for the Society of Melanoma Research, an international organization of melanoma scientists. In 2006, the MRF raised over $1.8 million dollars which is currently being used to fund 14 research grants, host scientific forums, raise community awareness and provide educational resources for patients, family members and health care providers around the country. The Northwest symposium is made possible with an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

To register for the Northwest Melanoma Symposium, visit MRF's website at http://www.melanoma.org or call 1.800.673.1290.