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The Cancer Prevention Research Conference
Join the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and Cancer Research UK for the first Cancer Prevention Research Conference on June 25-27, 2024 in Boston. This event covers the whole cancer prevention research continuum and will feature sessions exploring health inequalities in cancer incidence, mechanistic insights in prevention strategies, and precision prevention in high-risk populations, amongst other exciting sessions and debates.
This landmark meeting includes keynote talks from Karen Canfell, D. Phil., (University of Sydney) and Michael Snyder, Ph.D., (Stanford University) and more during the three-day event.
Get more information and register here.
Day 1: Mechanistic Insights Informing Prevention Strategies
The day one talks include examples from discovery research through translational science to population-based studies, shedding light on cancer and pre-cancer etiology.
Frances Balkwill, Ph.D.
Queen Mary University London
Conference co-chair
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Catriona Jamieson, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California San Diego
Co-chair and speaker
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Ahmed Ahmed, M.D., Ph.D.
Oxford University
Speaker
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Wendy Garrett, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard University
Speaker
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Thea Tlsty, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
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Day 2: Deepening Understanding of Risk
Speakers on the second day of the conference will discuss the various risk factors at an individual and population level to better identify those at higher risk who could benefit from preventive intervention.
Sapna Syngal, M.D., M.P.H.
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Co-chair
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Rudolf Kaaks, M.D., Ph.D.
German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ)
Co-chair
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Neeha Zaidi, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Speaker
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Tuya Pal, M.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Speaker
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Anneke Lucassen, Ph.D.
Oxford University
Speaker
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Mathias Heikenwalder, M.D., Ph.D.
German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ)
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And there are more speakers and presentations to be finalized.
Learn more and register for The Cancer Prevention Research Conference.
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