Cancer Issues and Challenges

The 15^th Maryland State Council on Cancer Control Conference
November 12, 2008

7:45 – 8:45	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00	Call to Order, Welcome and Remarks John M. Colmers, Secretary, Maryland Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene Kathy Helzlsouer, MD Chair, Maryland State Council on Cancer Control
9:00 – 9:30	Diet and Cancer: Examining the Link Arthur Schatzkin, MD, DrPH, National Cancer Institute
9:30 – 10:00	Childhood Obesity: Lifelong Risk Factor Charlotte A. Pratt, PhD, MS, RD, National Institutes of Health
10:00 – 11:00	Best Practices in Reducing Dietary Risk Factors Chef Tony Geraci, Baltimore City Public School System Kay Morris, Marathon Kids
11:00 – 11:10	Morning Break
11:10 – 11:15	Presentation of Awards
11:15 – 12:00	Emerging Issues in Cancer Control: The Cancer Center Perspective Kevin Cullen, MD, Marlene and Stuart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland Medical Center William Nelson, MD, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital
12:00 – 1:15	Networking Lunch
1:15 – 3:15	Survivorship and the Family - Helzlsouer Kathy Helzlsouer, MD, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute Survivorship and the Family - Oktay Julianne Oktay, PhD, MSW, University of Maryland School of Social Work
3:15 - 3:30	Summation and Adjournment