Carleton University’s - When: Friday, November 06, 2015 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Where: The Minto Centre, Room 5050, Carleton University
- Cost: Free
- Please register at: http://bit.ly/1H4ZVhX
About the IARC
The IARC is the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), having been established in 1965 by a resolution of the World Health Assembly. The IARC’s objective is to promote international collaboration in cancer research. Today, IARC’s membership has grown to 24 countries, including Canada. The agency’s work generates evidence for cancer prevention around the globe. More specifically IARC describes the occurrence of cancer, identifies its causes and evaluates strategies for prevention and early detection, including their implementation in health care settings. The agency also has a commitment to training cancer researchers worldwide.
About Christopher Wild
Wild’s specialty is molecular epidemiology, and he has a background in oncology and pharmacology. Wild’s main research interest is the interplay between environmental, lifestyle and genetic risk factors in the causation of human cancer. Wild developed the concept of the exposome, emphasizing the need for improved measurement of environmental and lifestyle exposures to complement the advances in genome research, in order to better understand the causes and prevention of human cancer.
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