World Cancer Day

25 Jan 2023
25 Jan 2023

World Cancer Day is celebrated globally on 4th February every year. As part of our contribution, the GCRC hosted a hybrid meeting on Friday, 10th February 2023 at the Neuroscience Institute, Groote Schuur Hospital.  The theme for this year's World Cancer Day celebration was: “Global picture of prevention and treatment”.

Our research meeting was indeed an excellent opportunity for further research training and uptake on current issues related to cancer. Our program included speakers from Columbia University and NIH, USA , IARC/WHO, and SA MRC and the  University of Cape Town.  This meeting very well attended with over 120 online attendees and 50 in-person attendees.

Click on the links below for PDF of the following presentations:

 

  Women and Cancer: Why gender matters  by Dr Ophira Ginsberg, National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA

 

 

 

 
  Project Flamingo and breast cancer by Dr Liana Roodt, University of Cape Town & Busamed Paardevlei Hospital

 

 

   
  Eastern Cape population-based cancer registry by Dr Nontuthuzelo Somdyala, SA MRC

 

 

 

 
  Elimination of cervical cancer: screen & treat by Dr Louise Kuhn, Columbia University, USA

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:  Although our speakers have consented to publish PDFs of their presentations on our website, none of the information may be reproduced in any way without the consent of the author(s).