Palo Alto Center Community Lectures
The Education Division of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation hosts a number of lectures during the year on health topics of interest to the community at the Palo Alto Center.
You are encouraged to pre-register for lectures (see the form below), some lectures do fill quickly and space is limited.
We DO NOT send a confirmation of registration for lectures unless there is a change in time or it is full.
Location:
Palo Alto Center
795 El Camino Real
Hearst Center for Health Education, Level 3
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Education office: 650-853-2960
Main phone: 650-321-4121
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All lectures are open to the community and are free.
Targeted Therapy: What is it and Why Do We Need it?
February 9, 7-8:30 p.m.
David Leibowitz, M.D., FACP, PAMF Hematology and Oncology
In recent years there has been a new paradigm established for the treatment of cancers. We now have a small number of medications that are specific for the genetic/molecular abnormalities in the cancer cell. How well do they work, and what do we hope to have in the future?