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Audience members will get breakthrough information on how foods can fight cancer when four top cancer researchers from across the country join The Cancer Project president Neal Barnard, M.D., at the first Cancer Project Symposium. The symposium, which is being held July 22 in Bethesda, Md., will feature six presentations on different cancer-nutrition topics. The speakers are Dr. Barnard, Paul Talalay, M.D., Edward Giovannucci, M.D., Sc.D., Paulette Chandler, M.D., and Gordon Saxe, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Talalay is John Jacob Abel Distinguished Service Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He will speak about how cruciferous plants may be particularly effective in reducing cancer risk at several organ sites. Crucifers are rich in glucosinolates, which may be the protective agent. Commonly eaten crucifers include broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, arugula, watercress, and radish. Dr. Giovannucci is a professor in the departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He was recently awarded the 2005 DeWitt-Goodman Award for excellence in cancer research from the American Association for Cancer Research. At the symposium, Dr. Giovannucci will focus on the increased risk of prostate cancer, especially the more aggressive types, associated with the consumption of dairy products. Dr. Saxe, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Massachusetts, will also speak about diet and prostate cancer. His presentation will focus on evidence that a plant-based diet can play a role in the management of prostate cancer. Dr. Barnard will present information on how healthful diets can not only help prevent breast cancer, but can improve survival. He will discuss the preliminary findings of two major clinical trials that are testing the effects of diet on cancer reoccurrence. Dr. Barnard will also discuss The Cancer Project’s research and outreach programs. Paulette Chandler, M.D., M.P.H., is an associate physician in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and a clinical instructor in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chandler will end the day with an uplifting discussion on how to stick to healthy diet changes when embarking on a vegan lifestyle. The symposium is fully booked, but video of the presentations will soon be available online at www.CancerProject.org. The Cancer Project News, Summer 2006
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