Public Lecture
Sponsored by:The Gairdner Foundation and ACRI (Alberta Cancer Research Institute)
“Passport to Wellness: Eight Ways to Stay Healthy and Prevent Cancer”
By Graham Colditz, M.D., Dr.P.H., Niess-Gain Professor in the School of Medicine, and Associate Director for Prevention and Control, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, and Deputy Director to the Institute for Public Health University in St. Louis, US
Dr. Colditz, an internationally renowned epidemiologist, has had a long standing interest in the causes and prevention of chronic diseases, including cancer, among women. Through various longitudinal studies which he initiated and directed, he has evaluated lifestyle factors including exogenous hormones and breast cancer risk and has developed statistical models to predict cancer risk. Other areas of his expertise include tobacco and obesity in relation to cancer and other chronic diseases.
Date: May 21, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Libin Lecture Theatre (Health Sciences Building, 3330 Hospital Drive NW)
Reception to follow
No registration required
No cost to attend
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