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February 3 - 6, 2009
Carefree Resort and Villas
Carefree, AZ (Greater Phoenix Area)
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Co-Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. An AACR Conference in Cancer Research in conjunction with the Minorities in Cancer Research Council of the AACR.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS:
John D. Carpten, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ
Maria Elena Martinez, Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ
Cheryl L. Willman, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2007 CONFERENCE
The 2007 Cancer Health Disparities conference was a landmark event on the path of understanding and, ultimately, eliminating the disparities in cancer that represent a major public health problem in our country. By promoting the exchange of novel ideas and information between a wide range of professionals and laity, from academia, industry, government, and the community, the conference was able to harness the potential and maximize the many opportunities for bringing research on health disparities from bench to bedside or community, and back again.
The goals of this historic conference were to bring 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 health disparities. Over 65 eminent speakers assembled in November 2007 in Atlanta to address various topics including carcinogenesis, molecular etiology, biomarkers, epidemiology, prevention, cancer communications, translational research, treatment, health economics, and survivorship. The plenary sessions were designed to maximize transdisciplinary interactions, by having no overlap with other sessions, while the breakout sessions allowed for more informal communication between attendees and speakers.