U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News National Cancer Institute (NCI) http://www.cancer.gov/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 CONTACT: NCI Press Office, 301-496-6641, ncipressofficers@xxxxxxxxxxxx PAIN AND NEW WAYS TO RELIEVE IT WHAT: National Cancer Institute/NIH Pain Consortium Science Writers' Seminar -- Chronic pain from conditions like arthritis, migraines, injuries and cancer affects millions of people worldwide, depriving them of their well-being and productivity. While existing drugs and other therapies can ease discomfort for some, new approaches are needed to help those who still suffer. This seminar will introduce reporters to some of the latest therapies for pain, including a technique that has been dubbed a molecular scalpel. Leaders in the field of pain management will present their research, and a cancer patient will discuss her experience living with severe chronic pain. WHO: Andrew Mannes, M.D. (NIH) -- What is pain? Ann O'Mara, Ph.D. (NIH) -- New approaches to fighting cancer pain Michael J. Iadarola, Ph.D. (NIH) -- Novel therapies to treat severe pain Jeffrey S. Mogil, Ph.D. (NIH grantee, McGill University) -- The genetics of pain Blossom Patterson (breast cancer patient) -- How I've dealt with pain from metastatic breast cancer WHEN: Wednesday, November 2, 2005, from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Join us for talks that will begin at 11 a.m., followed by a light lunch served at noon. Additional talks and a Q&A session will conclude by 1:30pm. WHERE: NIH Campus, Natcher Conference Center, Room E1/E2, Bethesda, Md. Attendees are strongly encouraged to use Metro. The NIH campus can be easily accessed via the Medical Center stop on the Metro's Red Line. For transportation, parking and security at NIH, go to http://www.nih.gov/about/visitorsecurity.htm. HOW: To register for the press briefing, please contact Dorie Hightower or Ann Benner in the NCI Press Office at (301) 496-6641 or at ncipressofficers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://painconsortium.nih.gov/ or www.cancer.gov The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- "The Nation's Medical Research Agency" -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov. ## This NIH News Release is available online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2005/nci-11a.htm. To subscribe (or unsubscribe) from this list, go to http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=nihpress&A=1.
