Rush University Medical Center is offering a free community event, “From Heartburn to Esophageal Cancer: What You Need to Know,” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2009.  The program will be held on the Rush campus in room 994 in the Armour Academic Center located at 600 S. Paulina, Chicago.

The event will provide health information on how to lower your risk for developing esophageal cancer and the latest treatments available. Featured speakers include Dr. Michael Brown, gastroenterology, Dr. Gerry Bohac, medical oncology and Dr. Michael Liptay, thoracic surgery.  Experts from Rush will be available to answer questions about untreated heartburn, esophageal cancer and ways to prevent and treat the disease.

Attendees will receive free parking in the Rush garage accessed on Harrison Street.  Because space is limited, please call (888) 352-RUSH or (888) 352-7874 to register or for more information.

The Coleman Foundation Comprehensive Clinic for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Rush University Medical Center brings together a team of experts in gastroenterology, medical oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, pathology and genetics to provide a full spectrum of care for patients with gastrointestinal cancers.  As part of an academic medical center, patients of the Coleman Foundation Comprehensive Clinic for Gastrointestinal Cancers also have access to the latest treatments and research studies.