When people hear ācancer,ā survival isnāt always the first word that comes to mind. But progress is real: cancer death rates are down 34% since 1991, 5-year survival rate is 70%, & early detection is helping many cancers reach 90%+ survival rates.
Read the report: https://amercancer.co/CSMJournals
The session kicked off with remarks from Dr. Panagiota Mitrou discussing the role of the WCRFI and the AICR as thought leaders in the field of cancer prevention.
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We cannot close out Day 1 at #PrevCon26 without extending our congrats to Dr. Raymond DuBois, who was presented with this year's š¢ššššš®š»š±š¶š»š“ šš°šµš¶š²šš²šŗš²š»š š¶š» šš®š»š°š²šæ š£šæš²šš²š»šš¶š¼š» š„š²šš²š®šæš°šµ ššš®šæš±!
This award was presented by Dr. Bill Dahut, the Chief Scientific Officer for ACS.
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Session co-chairs Dr. Mingyang Song and Dr. Joanne Lysaght selected three complimentary flash talks from Alvina Adimoelja, Michael Coleman, PhD, and Dr. Carol Leung that rounded out this fantastic session. The room was buzzing as the session wrapped up!
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Our friends (and conference co-hosts!) @cancerresearchuk.org spoke to Raymond about his optimism for the future of cancer prevention, how the field needs to change and what advice he would give early career researchers.
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Thought-provoking talks from Dr. Jennifer Baker, Dr. Emily Balskus, and Dr. Nicholas Timpson generated great discussion, particularly around our rapidly evolving understanding around the connections between obesity, the gut microbiome, and cancer risk.
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Finally, THANK YOU to everyone who attended tonight's Trainee Dinner where our early career investigators participated in an intimate mentorship discussion with our conference co-chairs Drs. Andrew Chan, Kwee Yong, and Kala Visvanathan. A lovely ending to a successful Day 1 of #PrevCon26!
We caught up with Raymond N. DuBois fresh from his presentation at The Cancer Prevention Research Conferenceā¦