Can Cancer Be Controlled?: National Cancer Institute Science Writers' Seminar
What: Please join us for a science writers' seminar to discuss new research findings and future
directions in cancer control research. Among the topics discussed will be how personal
health genomics, e-health technologies, tobacco control, the American diet, and health
behaviors can influence cancer outcomes and impact cancer control efforts. The seminar
will allow ample time for Q&A and interaction during the talks.
Who: Experts from NCI’s Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention:
Energy Balance Related Health Behaviors and Cancer Survivorship
Rachel Ballard-Barbash, M.D., Associate Director, Applied Research Program
Assessing the American Diet
Susan Krebs-Smith, Ph.D., Chief, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch,
Applied Research Program
Hookahs, Snus, and New Challenges in Tobacco Control
Cathy Backinger, Ph.D., Chief, Tobacco Control Research Branch,
Behavioral Research Program
E-Health Technology—Can It Impact Cancer Outcomes?
Brad Hesse, Ph.D., Chief, Health Communications and Informatics Research Branch,
Behavioral Research Program
Personal Genomic Profiles: Can They Help in Cancer Prediction and Prevention?
Sheri D. Schully, Ph.D., Program Director,
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
When: Wednesday, May 19, 2010: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Registration is at 8:45 a.m. Talks by experts begin at 9:00 a.m. Coffee and light
refreshments offered at the start of the seminar and during the coffee break.
Where: National Institutes of Health
NCI Director’s Conference Room, Building 31, Room 11A01
How: For reporters, please register for the seminar by contacting the NCI Office of Media
Relations at (301) 496-6641 or ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov . Space is limited.
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To learn more about cancer control at the NCI, please visit http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ .
Follow us on Twitter @NCIMedia and use the hash tag #NCISWS to discuss the session with other participants.
What: Please join us for a science writers' seminar to discuss new research findings and future
directions in cancer control research. Among the topics discussed will be how personal
health genomics, e-health technologies, tobacco control, the American diet, and health
behaviors can influence cancer outcomes and impact cancer control efforts. The seminar
will allow ample time for Q&A and interaction during the talks.
Who: Experts from NCI’s Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention:
Energy Balance Related Health Behaviors and Cancer Survivorship
Rachel Ballard-Barbash, M.D., Associate Director, Applied Research Program
Assessing the American Diet
Susan Krebs-Smith, Ph.D., Chief, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch,
Applied Research Program
Hookahs, Snus, and New Challenges in Tobacco Control
Cathy Backinger, Ph.D., Chief, Tobacco Control Research Branch,
Behavioral Research Program
E-Health Technology—Can It Impact Cancer Outcomes?
Brad Hesse, Ph.D., Chief, Health Communications and Informatics Research Branch,
Behavioral Research Program
Personal Genomic Profiles: Can They Help in Cancer Prediction and Prevention?
Sheri D. Schully, Ph.D., Program Director,
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
When: Wednesday, May 19, 2010: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Registration is at 8:45 a.m. Talks by experts begin at 9:00 a.m. Coffee and light
refreshments offered at the start of the seminar and during the coffee break.
Where: National Institutes of Health
NCI Director’s Conference Room, Building 31, Room 11A01
How: For reporters, please register for the seminar by contacting the NCI Office of Media
Relations at (301) 496-6641 or ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov . Space is limited.
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To learn more about cancer control at the NCI, please visit http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ .
Follow us on Twitter @NCIMedia and use the hash tag #NCISWS to discuss the session with other participants.