Identifying Lynch Syndrome could prevent colon/endometrial cancer.
AACR to host teleconference on Nov. 18, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Henry Lynch, discoverer of the syndrome, will participate.
PHILADELPHIA — Genetic testing for Lynch Syndrome has always been the most effective strategy for identifying those at risk for colorectal or endometrial cancer, but cost has been a major hurdle. New findings in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, address those questions of cost effectiveness.
The American Association for Cancer Research will host a teleconference on these findings on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Reporters and other interested parties can participate by using the following information:
- Dial-in (U.S. and Canada): (888) 282-7404
- Dial-in (International): (706) 679-5207
- Access Code: 20084557
AACR President-elect Judy Garber, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, will host the teleconference.
The following panelists will also participate in this teleconference:
Heather Hampel, M.S., associate director of the division of human genetics and professor in the department of internal medicine at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
Henry Lynch, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Hereditary Cancer Center at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, who discovered Lynch Syndrome
Randall W. Burt, M.D., professor of medicine and director of prevention and outreach, Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, and co-researcher on the paper
Tuan A. Dinh, Ph.D., head of cancer modeling at Archimedes Inc., and developer of the modeling system to calculate anticipated health benefits and cost effectiveness
Stephen Gruber, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., director for cancer prevention and control at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, and a lead researcher on the study.
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