The COSA Annual Scientific meeting has become an unmissable event on the calendar of all Australian cancer health professionals. This year, we anticipate almost 2000 participants from all aspects of cancer care will participate in our 3 day meeting, flanked by professional days and specialty seminars. Our theme ‘Cancer and Beyond’ will focus not only on state of the art diagnosis and management of cancer, but long term issues both for survivors and carers, living with the legacy of cancer and its aftermath. The tumour streams to be highlighted are Breast and gynaecological cancers, melanoma, familial cancers and urological cancer, tied together through a focus on translational research and survivorship. There is something for everyone, with topics such as “Mental health issues in cancer patients” “Survivorship as a cancer health professional” and “Personalised medicine and how it will change practice".

Our 2010 partners are the ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group, BreastSurg ANZ, the Sixth Sino-Australia/New Zealand (RACS) Conference on Surgical Oncology and the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) and others.

COSA will again host a number of pre and post satellite meetings, ‘Clinical Professional Days ‘and a Consumer Forum. We will also facilitate meetings of a number of the National Cooperative Cancer Trials Groups including ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group (ANZBCTG), ANZ Melanoma Trials Group (ANZMTG), ANZ Gynaecology Oncology Group (ANZGOG) and ANZ Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP).
The growth in our ASM has led to innovations, such as:
• Streamlining of abstract submission and evaluation, with emphasis on high quality original research presenting mature data
• Large number of awards for “Best of the Best’ Oral and Poster sessions
• A pre COSA workshop relating to a conference stream. 
“Everything you want to know about breast cancer” will be of particular value to trainees and junior staff, as it includes basic
research and its translation into clinical practice.
• Inaugural Presidential Lecture, preceding our “Hot Topic Debate”
• ..And for a bit of fun, we are introducing “COSA’s got talent” at our Conference Dinner!

We have already confirmed a number of leading experts from both Australia and the international community.
SO… CAN YOU AFFORD TO MISS OUT???
DIARISE NOW!
See you there,

Eva Segelov,
2010 Convenor