Sixteenth Aspen cancer conference: Mechanisms of carcinogenesis, cancer prevention, and cancer therapy

✍ Scribed by Miriam Sander; Benjamin F. Trump; Curtis C. Harris; Raymond W. Tennant

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 138 KB
• Volume: 33
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0899-1987
• DOI: 10.1002/mc.10024

✦ Synopsis

The 16 th Aspen Cancer Conference on Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Prevention, and Cancer Therapy was held July 15±18, 2001, in Aspen, Colorado. The program of the conference was organized by a scienti®c advisory committee cochaired by Benjamin F. Trump (AMC Cancer Center) and Curtis C. Harris (National Cancer Institute, NIH). The tradition of the Aspen Cancer Conference is to provide a forum for discussion of recent advances in understanding of fundamental mechanisms of toxicity and carcinogenesis. Representatives from governmental, academic, and industry research groups participate in the conference and bring their knowledge to bear on advancing the following goals: understanding the mechanisms of toxicity and carcinogenesis, understanding and minimizing cancer risk, assessing the public health impact of cancer risk, and improving the ability of the biomedical community to diagnose, prevent, and treat toxic and neoplastic disease. The Aspen Cancer Conference fosters intense interaction, discussion, and collaboration among its participants, leading to new insights and understanding of carcinogenesis and related topics. The conference also focuses on new concepts and technologies.

The 16 th Aspen Cancer Conference included a keynote address, eight conference sessions, poster presentations by young investigators, and numerous informal discussions. The Scienti®c Advisory Committee also met to select topics for the 17 th