April 19-22, 2002

The Sutton Place Hotel

Newport Beach, California

The "must attend" event for colorectal cancer survivors, caregivers and advocates

• Meet and hear notable colon and rectal cancer experts, survivors, and advocacy leaders
• Obtain the most recent information on treatment, side-effect management and coping
• Connect with other patients and caregivers facing the same issues and needs.
• Learn ways to convey to your community the important message that this cancer can be nearly curtailed through proper screening.

"I had a wonderful and worthwhile experience at the first annual survivors conference. What a privilege and a gift it was to be with such an incredible group of people. The guest speakers were awesome. The audience was a blessing as they had so much to give as they shared so much of themselves with their very thought provoking questions and experiences." -Carla T. Addie RN, New Braintree, MA

"I want to thank you for your work in setting up the CCN conference. I made new friends. The speakers were ... I can't find words to express my feeling about the excellence of that group. You must have spent many, many hours preparing for the conference because hard work shows. I can't help thinking and speaking in superlatives about the experience." - Sylvia Kleiman, Great Neck, New York

Come and hear speakers like Rick Ecalono, an 18-year colon cancer survivor who has survived six separate occurrences and was named Coping magazine's 2001 Hero of the Year, or Dr. Ernestine Hambrick, a colorectal surgeon who now runs an organization devoted exclusively to colon cancer prevention, or Eddie Leigh, a colon cancer survivor who will be concluding his 12-city Trauma to Triumph tour. The full slate of speakers and programs will be announced closer to the conference date. Please check back later for more details of the conference programs and speakers.

This year's conference will take place at the award winning Sutton Place Hotel, in Newport Beach, California which was chosen as one of 2001's "Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best Resorts and Great Hotels." The hotel is just minutes from John Wayne airport in Orange County, California. Attendees can reserve private or shared rooms. A special room rate of $139 per night is available for reservations made by March 15, 2002.

The conference fee is $200, which includes all sessions, materials, and meals during the conference. The fee is discounted to $150 for members of Colorectal Cancer Network. Also, attendees pay for their own lodging and transportation. Financial assistance is available so cost should not be a factor in deciding to attend.

Pre-registration: Reserve your space now! Fill out the online registration or Send an e-mail indicating your level of interest with your name and contact information to CCNetwork@colorectal-cancer.net. We will put you on the list and mail you a registration form.

To receive a conference brochure by regular US mail, send a request to the Colorectal Cancer Network, PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895-0182. Telephone: 301-879-1500 Fax: 301-879-1901 E-mail: CCNetwork@colorectal-cancer.net Or, click here for conference brochure in pdf file format.

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The Colorectal Cancer Network is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing colon and rectal cancer patients and their caregivers crucial resources and support while at the same time is working towards reducing the high incidence of this disease.

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