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Sunnybrook hosts first annual Cancer Research Day

May 1, 2006

Toronto, ON - Researchers at Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Research Institute are working together to understand the basis of cancer and to improve prevention, screening and treatment. To showcase the many outstanding achievements and celebrate cancer research excellence the hospital is hosting the first annual cancer research day.

Cancer researchers from across the GTA will join together to hear presentations from a group of renowned Sunnybrook scientists on Wednesday, May 3rd. The event will take place in the Jenkin Auditorium (TB-021) at Odette Cancer Centre at 7:30 am.

WHAT First Annual Cancer Research Day

WHERE Odette Cancer Centre Jenkin Auditorium, TB-021 2075 Bayview Avenue Toronto, ON M4N 3M5

WHEN Wednesday, May 3, 2006 - 7:30 am until 3:30 pm

AGENDA

  • 07:30 – 08:00 Breakfast
  • 08:00 - 08:15 Welcome
  • 08:15 – 08:45 Don Plewes: Breast MRI: Current and future applications
  • 08:45 – 09:15 Martin Yaffe: Improvements in breast cancer detection and imaging/histological correlation through new 3-D techniques
  • 09:15 – 09:45 Jean-Philippe Pignol: How can we do better radiotherapy for what matters most to breast cancer patients?
  • 10:15 – 10:45 Dan Dumont: The role of the angiopoietin signaling axis in tumour-mediated angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis.
  • 10:45 – 11:15 Arun Seth: Novel ubiquitin ligases as molecular targets for breast cancer therapy 1
  • 1:15 – 11:45 Bob Kerbel: Metronomic chemotherapy: From concept to clinical application for advanced metastatic disease
  • 12:45 – 13:15 Kathy Pritchard: Progress toward tailored therapy for breast cancer: Results from translational research within randomized clinical trials
  • 13:15 – 13:45 Andy Smith/Anna Gagliardi: Implementing and evaluating a province-wide quality improvement strategy for colorectal cancer: The complementary value of quantitative and qualitative approaches.
  • 13:45 – 14:15 Larry Paszat: Colorectal cancer screening research.
  • 14:45 – 15:15 Curtis Caldwell: Precise delivery, uncertain location: Can PET solve the radiation targeting problem? To view a live webcast of the event visit www.sunnybrook.ca/research -