Despite advances in the systemic treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer to the liver, resection continues to be critical to the prospects of long-term survival. Surgeons involved in the care of these patients must participate not only in the technical aspects of their treatments, but in the complex decisions with respect to the role and proper timing of systemic and surgical therapies. Dr. Clary presents a discussion of the role of the surgeon as "oncologist" in the management of these patients.

Jacqueline Hind discusses Age-Related Dysphagia and Breast Cancer Treatment. Catherine A. Reiser presents on the Development of a Training Program for Clinical Supervisors of Genetic Counseling Students.

Hear the following presentations from the 2007 Medical Student Research Fall Forum: "Phenotype Segregation Network Analysis of Risks Associated with Low Birth Weight" Nana-Ama Ankumah, Mentor: Theresa Duello, PhD "Developing Interventions to Treat Tobacco Dependence in a Free Clinic" Brian Hilgeman, Mentors: Tom Jackson, MD; Bruce Christiansen; Jennifer Brown "A Novel Method for Classification of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease" Charles Czeczok, Mentor: Paul Anderson, MD "Utilizing Systems Engineering Applications to Improve HIV Flow Laboratory Capabilities in Nairobi, Kenya" Brian Frederick, Mentors: Harold Steudel, PhD; Barbara Payne, PhD; Judd Walson, MD, MPH "Little Association Between Choice of Chemotherapy Treatment and Self-Related Health Among Women Diagnosed with Invasive Breast Cancer" Mary Rhodes, Mentor: Amy Trentham-Dietz, PhD

Walking Forward is a Rapid City Regional Hospital and University of Wisconsin project addressing cancer disparities for American Indians in Western, South Dakota. This presentation gives the five-year results and future directions.

Harold P. Freeman, MD, speaks on "Poverty, Culture, and Social Injustice: Determinants of Cancer Disparities" on April 18, 2007.

Michel Coleman, MD, MSc, MFPHM, professor of epidemiology and vital statistics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, speaks on "Socio-Economic Status and Cancer Outcomes" at the Health Sciences Learning Center on April 16, 2007.

Michel Coleman, MD, speaks on "Differences in Survival between Rich and Poor: Can the 'War on Cancer' be Won?" and Faruque Ahmed, MD, speaks on "National Cancer Statistics in the United States" as part of the EUCE War on Cancer Workshop held at the Health Sciences Learning Center on April 16, 2007.

When assessing health-related quality of life (HRQL), proxy assessments are sometimes necessary. A conceptual framework has been developed that delineates between 2 proxy perspectives: elicitation from the patient perspective (proxy-patient), or from the proxy’s perspective (proxy-proxy). There is limited appreciation for this difference in the literature, and extent to which these perspectives differ systematically is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine if proxy assessment of HRQL differs according to perspective in prostate cancer, and to identify any factors that explain differences. In this presentation A. Simon Pickard will speak about this study. This event was sponsored by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Population Health Sciences.