The Role of Complementary and Integrative DATE: Wednesday, September 22, 1999
Medicine in Cancer Treatment:
A public lecture sponsored by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterTIME: Public Llecture from 6 to 8 p.m.,
followed by a special reception for SWINY members from 8 to 9 p.m.PLACE: Rockefeller Research Laboratories Auditorium at MSKCC,
430 East 67th Street (between First and York Avenues)Join other SWINY members at a presentation by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center about their new Integrative Medicine Program. The evening begins with a public lecture from 6 to 8 pm, followed by a private reception for SWINY members from 8 to 9 pm, during which time SWINY members will participate in a Q&A session with Dr. Barrie Cassileth, Chief of MSK's Integrative Medicine Service. For more information about Dr. Cassileth and this new program, visit MSKCC's web site.
Dr. Cassileth is author of The Alternative Medicine Handbook (Norton, $25), which insists that all therapies be validated by randomized controlled studies, reviewed in NEJM.
RSVP: by Friday, September 17 to Rosie Foster
212-639-3133, or via e-mail to fosterr@mskcc.org.Cost: SWINY members, $15; SWINY student members (need current student ID), $5; nonmembers, $17.
The fee covers food and drink following the free public lecture.NOTE:If you are not a SWINY member but wish to join, you may pay the $15 annual dues at the event to receive the lower member rate. The dues help cover the cost of the events. Please bring a check or exact change. Due to SWINY's limited budget, if you reserve a place and then can't make it, you are expected to please pay anyway.