2nd NCI Symposium on Cancer Health Disparities

DCEG Events

October 25 – October 26, 2018

NCI Bethesda Bethesda, MD

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CCR Symposium

The NCI Center for Cancer Research (CCR) is hosting a two-day national symposium and the program, chaired by Dr. Brid Ryan (NCI), will present recent advances in our understanding of the causes of cancer health disparities in the U.S. and globally. The meeting will discuss disparities in cancer outcomes and survivorship, and strategies to reduce these disparities, such as novel approaches for prevention, the use of immunotherapy, and precision medicine.

Conference website: https://ncifrederick.cancer.gov/events/conferences/2018CancerHealthDisparities

Sessions Include
Integrative Epidemiology and the Analysis of Tumor Biology to Advance Health Disparity Research
Contribution of Smoking to Lung Cancer Disparities
Immunotherapy and Cancer Health Disparities
Reducing Disparities in Cancer Survivorship

Speakers Include
Doug Lowy (NCI)
Anna Maria Napoles (NIMDH)
Mathew Freedman (Harvard University)
Sam Mbulaiteye (DCEG)
Stephen O’Keefe (University of Pittsburgh)
John Carpten (University of Southern California)
Theodore Holfold (Yale University)
Brid Ryan (NCI)
Neal Benowitz (University of California, San Francisco)
Pebbles Fagan (University of Arkansas)
Gayathri Devi (Duke University School of Medicine)
John Carethers (University of Michigan)
Lajos Pusztai (Yale University)

For conference-related questions, please contact Julia Lam at ccrconferences@mail.nih.gov

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
NIH scientists, clinicians, and Fellows

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Romi Sawhney at 240-760-6400, and/or the Federal Relay Service (1-800-877-8339). Requests should be made at least two business days in advance of the event.