Toward the prevention of cancer
Tuesday 24 April 2007
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE
Registration Details:
Allied Health Professional: £125
Nurse: £125
Fellow: £125
Non-Fellow: £225
RSM Student Member (limited first 10 applicants): £25
Lecture Only: Free of charge
Retired Fellow: £75
CRUK doctor: £125
CRUK non-doctor: £95
CPD: 6 credits
9.30 am |
Registration and coffee |
10.00 am |
Welcome address |
| Dr John Scadding, Dean, RSM | |
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SESSION ONE: Taking a broad view |
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| Chair:Dr John Scadding, Dean, RSM | |
10.05 am |
Genetic predispositions to cancer |
| Professor Bruce Ponder, CRUK Cambridge Research Unit | |
10.30 am |
Lessons about cancer from cluster analysis |
| Professor Paul Elliott, Imperial College London | |
10.55 am |
Coffee |
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SESSION TWO: Environmental culprits |
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| Chair:Professor Alex Markham, Chief Executive, Cancer Research UK | |
11.15 am |
The role of nutrition in cancer aetiology and prevention |
| Professor Elio Riboli, Dept Epidemiology, St Mary's, London | |
11.40 am |
Smoking |
| Professor Sir Richard Peto, Oxford | |
12.05 pm |
Infection |
| Dr Silvia Franceschi, Infections and Cancer Epidemiology Group, IARC, Lyon, France | |
12.30 pm |
Occupational exposure |
| Professor David Coggon, University of Southampton | |
12.55 pm |
Open discussion and questions |
| all morning speakers | |
1.15 pm |
Lunch |
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SESSION THREE: The Impact of screening for common cancers |
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| Chair:Professor Mike Richards, National Cancer Director | |
2.00 pm |
Prostate cancer |
| Dr Peter Boyle, IARC, Lyon, France | |
2.25 pm |
Colorectal cancer |
| Professor Wendy Atkin, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow | |
2.50 pm |
Breast cancer |
| Dr Michael Michell, King's College Hospital NHS Trust | |
3.15 pm |
Tea |
| Chair:Professor Robin Williamson, Emeritus Dean, RSM | |
3.45 pm |
Lung cancer |
| Professor Stephen Spiro, University College Hospital | |
4.10 pm |
Cancer in children |
| Professor Sir Alan Craft, Newcastle upon Tyne | |
4.35 pm |
Open discussion and questions |
| All afternoon session speakers | |
5.15 pm |
Closing remarks followed by a reception |
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The Jephcott Lecture |
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| Chair:Professor the Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, President, RSM | |
6.30 pm |
Cancer prevention: vaccine-based approaches |
| Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Imperial College, London | |