Perhaps the best way to fight cancer is to prevent it from developing in the first place.
The latest biological, medical and social research behind cancer prevention will be the focus of the American Association for Cancer Research's Sixth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, to be held December 5 to 8 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“This meeting has become a major venue for presenting cutting-edge research in basic, clinical, epidemiologic, and behavioral science,” said meeting chair Andrew J. Dannenberg, M.D., professor of medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. “As the only comprehensive conference on cancer prevention in the world, it continues to foster important transdisciplinary interactions that are vital to making critical discoveries.”
The conference will cover a wide variety of cancer prevention topics, including some of the latest developments in clinical genetics, infectious diseases, imaging, and metabolism. Two special “Controversy Sessions” will focus on the scientific debates regarding current practices in breast cancer prevention and the potential role of smokeless tobacco in the fight against smoking-related cancers.
The Philadelphia conference brings together scientists and other professionals, working in a variety of disciplines, to discuss the latest findings in the field and to stimulate the development of new research in cancer prevention. The conference was also designed to promote public, academic, government, and industry awareness of the vital importance of cancer prevention science in reducing cancer incidence and mortality.
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