Thursday, May 24, Event is Free & Open to the Public
WHAT: Columbia University Medical Center’s Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center (NYPH/CUMC) will co-host a community health information day on cancer research.
Cancer researchers and clinicians will present the latest research findings on different cancers that affect children and adults, including leukemia, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer. Spanish translation will be provided.
Free cancer screenings, including: • Colon cancer home test kits will be distributed• Demonstration of self-breast exam and referrals to free low-cost mammograms • Oral screening on site at event• Skin screenings on site at event
Information about support services for the newly diagnosed, cancer survivors, and their families, will also be provided.
WHEN: Thursday, May 24, 201211am – 2 pm
WHERE: Armory Track & Field Center, 216 Fort Washington Avenue, NYC 10032
A limited number of sack lunches will be served.
SPEAKERSIntroduction• Stephen Emerson, MD, PhD, director of the HICCC and the Clyde ’56 and Helen Wu Professorship in Immunology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S)• Rafael Lantigua, MD, professor of clinical medicine, NYPH/CUMC, and co-director, Community Engagement Core Resource (CECR), Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research• Fary De León, Executive Director, Latin Faces Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Ana F. Abraido-Lanza, PhD, associate professor of sociomedical sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (Mailman), and co-director, CECR, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Danielle Awad, senior clinical research coordinator, HICCC Carlos Blanco, MD, PhD, professor of clinical psychiatry, NYPH/CUMC Katherine Crew, MD, MS, the Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine (Division of Oncology), NYPH/CUMC and assistant professor of epidemiology, Mailman Sheldon Feldman, MD, chief, Division of Breast Surgery, NYPH/CUMC Judith Jacobson, DrPH, MBA, associate professor of clinical epidemiology, Mailman Regina Santella, PhD, professor of environmental health sciences, Mailman, and director of the cancer epidemiology program biomarkers core facility, HICCC Mary Beth Terry, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology, Mailman
Pediatric Cancer Deborah Hughs Ndao, MPH, program specialist, Integrative Therapies Program for Children with Cancer, NYPH/CUMC
Colon Cancer Victor Grann, MD, MPH, clinical professor of medicine, epidemiology, health policy and management, NYPH/CUMC and Mailman
Pancreatic Cancer Paul Oberstein, MD, postdoctoral clinical fellow, Division of Hematology/Oncology, NYPH/CUMC
Liver Cancer David Wu, postdoctoral clinical fellow, Division of Hematology/Oncology, NYPH/CUMC
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONSThe following organizations and programs will offer screenings, information on research studies, and information on support services for cancer survivors and their families.
• American Cancer Society • Columbia University College of Dental Medicine• Columbia University Division of Oncology • Columbia University Institutional Review Board• Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health• GetHealthyHeights.org • Isabella Geriatric Center• NewYork-Presbyterian’s Redes en Acción: The National Latino Cancer Research Network• Northern Manhattan Cancer Services Program • Northern Manhattan Center of Excellence on Minority Health and Health Disparities at Columbia University• Women At Risk (WAR®), the Breast Cancer Program at NYPH/CUMC
The following community-based organizations will lend their support at the event by providing staffing, including community health workers who will serve as translators. Students from a local school will assist with evaluation and catering.
Broadway Houses Community Health Academy of the Heights Community League of the Heights Dominican Women's Development Center Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
For additional information, please see: http://irvinginstitute.columbia.edu/2012/pdf/HID_May_24_Bilingual_Double_Sided_Flyer_050312.pdf
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The Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Columbia University Medical Center is part of a national Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium created to accelerate laboratory discoveries into treatments for patients. The CTSA program is led by the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. irvinginstitute.columbia.edu
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