Meeting report: Sixth Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.
Recent progress in understanding key events in carcinogenesis, early cancer detection, therapeutic interventions to prevent cancer, public policy, and biobehavioral approaches toward cancer control was the subject of the 6th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research held on December 5 to 8, 2007, in Philadelphia, PA. Abundant preclinical and clinical data show that invasive cancer is preventable, yet clinical strategies to decrease society's cancer burden through prevention, early detection, and lifestyle modification are still in the early phases of development and implementation. The conference explored the multiple facets of cancer prevention and provided an update on the progress and challenges in this rapidly developing field.
Girnun
Geoffrey D
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Howe
Louise R
LR
Manne
Sharon
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Mao
Jenny T
JT
Reid
Mary E
ME
Szabo
Eva
E
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D018890:Chemoprevention / Q000379:methods*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence