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Thursday, November 11, 2004 Scientific
Lectures -
The Prospect Of Preventing Cancer: Scientific
Basis And Fond Hope Open Public
Forum - Fight for your Life: Cancer Prevention
in the Real World The Tulane University Presidential Symposium on Cancer will explore the scientific basis of cancer prevention from several different perspectives. Four national experts in the fields of nutritional prevention, cancer immunotherapy, hormonal prevention and chemoprevention will make scientific presentations to the faculty and guests in the morning session, and field questions from the community in a open public forum that evening. According to the American Cancer Society, almost 200,000 of the 564,000 cancer deaths expected in 2004 could be prevented by lifestyle changes. Nutrition, physical inactivity, obesity, and other lifestyle factors within our control are risk factors for cancer. Some cancers are caused by infectious exposures and can be prevented through improved hygiene and common sense behavior. The good news is that many cancers are preventable. The better news is that legions of cancer researchers are doing their part to advance cancer prevention by seeking to understand the cellular processes that initiate and promote cancer in the first place. It is in the deeper understanding of these molecular processes that fond hope for the prevention and eventual cure for cancer is born. Complete list of experts and topics Past Presidential Symposia |
Presidential
Symposium on Cancer