What
Strategies for reducing cancer risk and how cancer screening can make a difference will be the topics for the spring Cancer U: Ask the Experts series, jointly sponsored by the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Physicians, and University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. This free community education series is an opportunity to talk with University cancer doctors, researchers, nurses, and counselors about cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and research.
When
Thursday, April 19, 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 9-11 a.m.
Thursday, May 3, 6-8 p.m.
Where
April 19 and May 3
Maple Grove Community Center
12951 Weaver Lake Road
Maple Grove
April 21
Radisson University Hotel
615 Washington Ave., S.E.
Minneapolis
Background
April 19 and 21: Cancer Risk Reduction Strategies. Presented by Tim Church, Ph.D.; Mary Jarvis Aherns, M.S.; and Rahel Ghebre, M.D. Church, a cancer epidemiology researcher, will explain what the decrease in cancer deaths means; Ahrens, a genetic counselor, will talk about familial cancer risk; and Ghebre, a gynecologic oncologist, will speak on HPV and cervical cancer vaccine.
May 3: Does Cancer Screening Make a Difference? Presented by Tim Emory, M.D., and Robert Madoff, M.D. Emory is a radiologist specializing in breast cancer screening, and Madoff is a colon and rectal surgeon.
These programs are offered at no charge, but pre-registration is encouraged because seating is limited. For more information and to pre-register, call 612-624-2620 or visit www.cancer.umn.edu.
