Get your calendars pulled up and save the date for this year's Survivorship Symposium!  On October 5th, we'll be heading to the City of Brotherly Love, and hope to have you join us!

Just like last year, this event will be happening in person and also virtually (for those unable to get to Philadelphia).  Join the staff and board of the Alliance, fellow patients, survivors, caregivers, and clinicians as we meet and learn from each other.

We're working on all the details now and will share more in the coming months! So brush up on your American Revolution history and re-watch Rocky - we're going to Philly!

Venue Address:
Dorrance H. Hamilton Building
Center City Campus of Thomas Jefferson University
1001 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107


Thank you for attending the 4th Annual Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Symposium - we'll see you next year!

Below is a link to all the PowerPoint slides from the 2023 Survivorship Symposium.  Please note this is a SharePoint link and not a download.

The Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, in partnership with the American Head & Neck Society, is excited to invite you to our Fourth Annual Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Symposium on Saturday, October 7th.  

This will be our first time offering you the option of attending either virtually or in-person.  We want to make it as inclusive as possible for patients, survivors, and caregivers so you can benefit from the panelists’ medical expertise and survivor’s lived-experience.  

This event is free to attend (other than your travel costs if you attend in person - breakfast and lunch will be included). Just fill out the registration form linked below.  We look forward to seeing you in October!

Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Symposium Meeting Location:
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Indianapolis Canal, IUPUI
Parking - daily rate - $17
Parking - overnight rate - $35
Valet parking available

The in-person Survivorship Symposium will be held in Indianapolis, at the Homewood Suites by Hilton Indianapolis Canal, IUPUI  from 9 am – 4:30 pm.  Both the virtual and in-person are offered FREE to patients, survivors, caregivers, and medical professionals.  

The 2023 AHNS/HNCA Survivorship Symposium program features many of the leading head and neck cancer oncological and supportive care experts and all sessions will include a survivor to share his/her personal head and neck cancer journey

Schedule of events:

8 am - Breakfast
9 am - Managing Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) Radiation Side Effects
10am - Nutrition, Swallowing, and Feeding Tube Challenges
11 am - Break
11:15 am - Dental Care and Oral Complications of Patients with HNC
12 pm - Lunch
1 pm - The Importance and Impact of Oncology Rehabilitation for HNC 
2 pm - Managing Stress During HNC Treatment and into Survivorship
3 pm - Break
3:15 pm - Becoming a HNC Survivor Champion
4.15 pm - Closing Remarks and Staying Connected