SESSION III:     PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM

THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER; WHERE DO WE STAND?

Help us to help you find out more about cancer?

Can you reduce your risk of getting this disease?

Chairpersons: Dr John Bowman, Broadcaster and Author, Dr Muiris Houston, Irish Times
 
16.30  Registration (Limited places)

17.00  Launch of Symposium 
Speaker to be confirmed 

17.10  Understanding cancer; is it all in your genes?
Prof Mark Lawler, St James’s Hospital and Trinity College  Dublin, Ireland

17.35  Man, Woman, Child; perspectives on cancer risk and cancer care
Prof Ralph DeVere White       Prof John Crown               Dr Joe Simone
UC Davis Cancer Centre        St Vincent’s University      University of Florida-Shands
California, USA                       Hospital, Dublin                Cancer Center, Florida, USA

18.55  How can we stop ourselves from getting cancer?
Dr Fenton Howell, Health Service Executive, Ireland

19.20  The Future of Cancer Medicine
Prof Patrick Johnston, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland

19.50  Questions and Answers  
Additional Panellists: Mr Thomas Lynch, St James’s Hospital, Ms Kathleen O'Meara, Irish Cancer Society, Prof Owen Smith Our Lady’s Childrens Hospital, Crumlin

20.15  Refreshments