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7th Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual is now available! The new manual takes effect January 1, 2010. Order your copy today at www.cancerstaging.net, through Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.

American Joint Committee on Cancer 2010 Webinar Series-
Implementing the Seventh Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual

January 6, 2010 12:00–1:00 pm (Central) – OVERVIEW PRESENTATION
Shaping the Future: An Overview Presentation on the 7th Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
David R. Byrd, MD, FACS, Chief, Surgical Oncology, University of Washington

February 1, 2010 1:00–2:00 pm (Central Time) - PROSTATE
Introducing the Next Generation of Prostate Cancer Staging - Working with the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Seventh Edition
Sam S. Chang, MD, FACS, Associate Professor Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

February 24, 2010 10:00–11:00 am (Central Time) -COLORECTAL
The Staging of Colorectal Cancer: What's New in the Seventh Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
J. Milburn Jessup, MD, Chief, Diagnostics Evaluation Branch Cancer Diagnosis Program, National Institute of Health, Rockville, MD

March 5, 2010 11:00 am–12:00 pm (Central Time) - BREAST
Implementation of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Seventh Edition Revised Staging System for Breast Cancer
Daniel Fleming Hayes, MD, Clinical Director of the Breast Oncology Program, University of Michigan

March 15, 2010 1:00–2:00 pm (Central Time) - HEAD/NECK
Staging Head and Neck Cancers – Transitioning to the Seventh Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

March 29, 2010 11:00 am–12:00 pm (Central Time) - LUNG
The New Staging System for Lung Cancer – A Clear View of Prognosis
Peter Goldstraw, MD, Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Imperial College, London

April 13, 2010 1:00–2:00 pm (Central Time) - ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH
The AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Seventh Edition Staging for Esophagus and Stomach – A Simplified Road Map for Tumor Location
Daniel G. Coit, MD, FACS, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Click here to register for these upcoming Webinars through the CoC Online Education Portal.