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UICC World Cancer Congress 2006

Bridging the Gap: Transforming Knowledge into Action

July 8-12, 2006, Washington, DC, USA



Tuesday, 11 July 2006: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Room 207B (Convention Center)
Childhood Cancer: Approaches to Improving Supportive Care
Moderator:Gwenyth Wallen (USA)
3:30 PMPediatric Constipation: How Can We Keep Things Moving Forward?
Myra Woolery (USA), Paul Jarosinski (USA)
3:50 PMThe My Child Matters initiative: A UICC/Sanofi-Aventis partnership to improve access to treatment, care and support for children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries
Franco Cavalli (Switzerland), Jose Julio Divino (Switzerland)
4:10 PMEffectiveness of Psychological Assessment and Interventions in Coping and Care of Long Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer Patient in India
Savita S. Goswami (India), Dr. P. Kurkre (India), Dr. B Arora (India), Dr. P Pradhan (India), Dr. J. Deodher (India), Ms. N. Dalvi (India)
4:30 PMPalliaitve Care of Egyptian Children with Cancer: How They and Their Families Cope
Nagwa Elkateb (Egypt), Gehan Elsamman (Egypt)
4:50 PMPsychosocial support programs reduce abandonment of treatment for children with cancer in low-income countries: Lessons from Recife, Brazil
Scott Howard (USA), Arli Pedrosa (Brazil), Francisco Pedrosa (Brazil), Miguela Caniza (USA), Ching-Hon Pui (USA), Judith Wilimas (USA), Raul Ribeiro (USA)

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