CURRENT CONCEPTS IN CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY SHORT COURSE and
THE GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CANCER WORKSHOP
(contact see below)
Monday 26 March 2001
9:00-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:30 Introduction, content of the course and logistics
Michel Coleman
11:00-12:30 Overview of cancer epidemiology
Michel Coleman
14:00-15:00 Epidemiological study designs
Isabel dos Santos Silva
15:30-17:00 Practical session
17:00-17:30 Review session
Tuesday 27 March 2001
9:30-10:30 Measuring cancer occurrence
Craig Higgins
11:00-12:30 Interpretation of data from epidemiological studies
Isabel dos Santos Silva & Bianca De Stavola
14:00-15:30 Practical session
16:00-17:00 Integrating biomarkers into epidemiological study design
Chris Wild, Molecular Epidemiology Unit, University of Leeds
17:00-17:30 Review session
Wednesday 28 March 2001
9:30-10:30 Cancer risk assessment
Henrik Møller
11:00-12:30 The role of chemoprevention in cancer control
Klim McPherson
14:00-15:30 Practical session
16:00-17:00 The rationale for cancer screening
Klim McPherson
17:00-17:30 Review session
Thursday 29 March 2001
9:30-10:30 Title to be confirmed
Chris Boshoff, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London
11:00-12:30 Cancer genetics: basic principles
Olivia Fletcher
14:00-15:00 Cancer care: evaluating survival at a population level
Michel Coleman
15:30-17:00 Life-course cancer epidemiology
Isabel dos Santos Silva, Bianca De Stavola & Valerie McCormack
17:00-17:30 Review session
Friday 30 March 2001
WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
9:15 Introduction
Professor Julian Peto
Cancer and Public Health Unit, LSHTM and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton
9:30 The cancer genome project
Dr Richard Wooster
Sanger Centre, Cambridge
10:30 Inherited susceptibility to colorectal cancer
Professor Richard Houlston
Institute of Cancer Research, London
12:00 High-risk genes associated with cancer predisposition
Professor Tim Bishop
ICRF Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, University of Leeds
13:00 Discussion
14:30 Prospects for finding new cancer genes
Dr Doug Easton
CRC Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge
15:30 Breast cancer genetics
Professor Julian Peto
Cancer and Public Health Unit, LSHTM and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton
16:30 Close
For an application form please contact:
Kelly Lawless
Cancer and Public Health Unit
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London WC1E 7HT
Tel: +44 (0)20 7612 7849
Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 4230
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