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Mid-Atlantic Blood Cancer Conference: A Valuable Educational Opportunity for Patients and Families

September 17, 2026

Physicians caring for patients with blood cancers know that treatment extends well beyond the clinic. Patients and their families often have questions about emerging therapies, treatment options, survivorship, and how to navigate life after a cancer diagnosis.

The Mid-Atlantic Blood Cancer Conference offers an opportunity for patients, survivors, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to learn directly from experts in blood cancer research, treatment, and survivorship.

October 3, 2026, 9:00 AM–2:30 PM ET

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel

5701 Marinelli Rd, Bethesda, MD 20852

This free, in-person educational event will feature presentations addressing important topics in blood cancer care, with a focus on helping participants better understand treatment options, emerging therapies, survivorship issues, and supportive resources.

Among the featured presenters are:

  • Mitul Gandhi, MD — Lymphoma: Low Grade
  • Dipti Patel-Donnelly, MD — Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

For physicians and other healthcare professionals, the conference may also be a useful resource to share with patients and families looking for accessible, expert-led education about their disease and treatment journey.

Importantly, this is not a continuing education (CE) program. The event is designed as a free educational experience for blood cancer patients, survivors, family members, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.

If you have patients who may benefit from connecting with experts and learning more about blood cancer treatment and survivorship, consider sharing information about the conference with them.

Learn more and encourage eligible patients and families to attend this free educational event on October 3 in Bethesda.

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Virginia Cancer Specialists, the largest private cancer practice in Northern Virginia, was recognized in 2024 and 2025 as the #1 physician practice in Virginia with the most Castle Connolly top doctors in cancer care and across all medical specialties. It features a world-class treatment team fighting cancer and diseases of the blood, offering access to the most current treatment protocols, clinical trials, and comprehensive care. Its fully staffed, comprehensive clinical research program also includes a dedicated research facility for Phase I clinical trials—the Virginia Cancer Specialists Research Institute, the largest of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region. The practice offers medical oncology, radiation oncology, musculoskeletal tumor surgery, breast surgery, thoracic surgery, genetic counseling, palliative care, oncology nurse navigators, oncology infusion nurses, oncology pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, and laboratory technicians. Virginia Cancer Specialists is part of The US Oncology Network. This collaboration unites the practice with more than 1,400 independent physicians and research and data from thousands of cancer patients in clinical trials across the country. Virginia Cancer Specialists also participates in clinical trials through US Oncology Research, which has played a role in more than 100 FDA-approved cancer therapies. For more information, visit USOncology.com. For more information about Virginia Cancer Specialists, visit: VirginiaCancerSpecialists.com

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SOURCE Virginia Cancer Specialist

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