Virtual World Cancer Research Day Event

Virtual Event, Worldwide

24 September 2020

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World Cancer Research Day raises awareness of the important and lifesaving work done by cancer researchers globally. Join us for the live Virtual World Cancer Research Day Event on 24 September, 5.00 - 6.15pm CEST.

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AGENDA 

Under the presidency of Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain, Honorary President of the Spanish Association Against Cancer and the AECC Scientific Foundation 
Presenter - Marta Puyol 
     
05:00 – 05:05 PM CEST     Welcome
     
05:05 – 05:10 PM CEST     Mission Board Cancer EU
Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of IARC
     
05:10 – 05:55 PM CEST     Round-table: TEAM UP FOR CANCER RESEARCH 

Moderator: Nelvis Castro, Deputy Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, NCI (virtual)
     
05:15 – 05:35 PM CEST     1st part: Collaborative efforts in cancer research and international initiatives
Andrés Cervantes, ESMO President-Elect 
Caroline Dive, EACR President & Deputy Director CRUK Manchester Institute
Antoni Ribas, President AACR
     
05:35 – 05:55 PM CEST     2nd part: The impact of covid-19 on cancer research
David Kerr, Professor at Oxford University
Satish Gopal, the new Director of NCI’s Center for Global Health
Antoni Ribas, President AACR
     
05:55 – 06:10 PM CEST     Questions and Discussion
     
06:10 – 06:15 PM CEST     Closing Remarks 
Ramón Reyes, President of the Spanish Association Against Cancer and the AECC Scientific Foundation

Language: English with subtitles in Spanish

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