When: March 7, 2007, 1:00--2:00 p.m. EST
Where: Nationwide
Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

The NCI Office of Liaison Activities (OLA) is pleased to offer Understanding NCI, a monthly teleconference series on cross-cutting issues in cancer research. Members of cancer advocacy organizations, survivors, family, and friends are encouraged to participate in each call to learn more about NCI's important cancer research programs and how advocates are involved. Callers will have the opportunity to ask questions of panel members.

The second call in the 2007 spring teleconference series offers a discussion of “How the Patient Navigation Program Helps Cancer Patients” with guest speakers Dr. Roland Garcia, director of the Patient Navigator Research Program, and Dr. Beth Calhoun, co-principal investigator of Chicago’s Patient Navigator Research Program.

Next Steps
All you need to participate is a phone. No registration is required, and participation is free. The number for the live call-in is (800) 857-6584, and the pass code is PNP.

A playback of the entire session will be available toll-free at (800) 873-2035 one hour after the call ends and will be accessible until April 7, 2007.

For more information, contact OLA at liaison@od.nci.nih.gov or (301) 594-3194.

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