Media Advisory - Juravinski Cancer Centre to Announce a Provincial First in
Radiation Treatment at its Cancer Centre

HAMILTON, ON, Nov. 24 /CNW/ - Juravinski Cancer Centre marks a milestone for cancer treatment with the announcement of Ontario's first robotic radiosurgery system. Speakers will discuss this new technology.

    
    Who:      Speakers include:

              Dr. Bill Evans, President, Juravinski Cancer Centre

              Michael Sherar, PhD, Vice President, Planning and Regional
              Programs, Cancer Care Ontario

              Dr. Tim Whelan, Head, Radiation Oncology, Juravinski Cancer
              Centre; Head, Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of
              Oncology, McMaster University

    When:     Thursday, November 26, 2009
              10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

    Where:    Juravinski Cancer Centre
              699 Concession Street
              Hamilton, ON L8V 5C2
              Lecture Theatre, 4th Floor
    

For further information: Media contacts: Agnes Bongers, Senior Public Relations Specialist, Hamilton Health Sciences, [phone] x76056, [email protected]; Lenore Bromley, Senior Advisor - Public Affairs, Cancer Care Ontario, [phone] x3383, [email protected]