Upcoming Event

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

Catriona Jamieson, M.D., Ph.D. University of California San Diego Co-chair and speaker

Ahmed Ahmed, M.D., Ph.D. Oxford University Speaker

Wendy Garrett, M.D., Ph.D. Harvard University Speaker

Thea Tlsty, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco Speaker

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

Rudolf Kaaks, M.D., Ph.D. German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) Co-chair

Neeha Zaidi, M.D. Johns Hopkins University Speaker

Tuya Pal, M.D. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Speaker

Anneke Lucassen, Ph.D. Oxford University Speaker

Mathias Heikenwalder, M.D., Ph.D. German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) Speaker

And there are more speakers and presentations to be finalized.

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