Join us for a symposium co-sponsored by Duke Cancer Institute and Duke Global Health Institute with support from the Duke School of Medicine Dean's Office.

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Global Cancer Symposium is free and open to the community. The agenda will cover a range of topics and perspectives from local as well as international speakers. The presentations and discussion panel will be followed by a reception open to all participants. 

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Schedule:

• 12:30 PM – Introduction – Michael Kastan
• 12:45-1:30 –  USA - Keynote Speaker: Ted Trimble
  Director Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Washington DC
  “National and International Efforts”
   
• 1:30-2:15 – Africa – Nestory Masalu
  Chief of Oncology, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania 
  “Building a Cancer Center in Sub Saharan Africa”
   
• 2:15-3:00 – Brazil – Edmundo Mauad
  Director, Hospital do Cancer, Barretos, Brazil
  “Excellence in Cancer Prevention and Treatment in a Developing Country.”
   
• 3:00-3:15 Coffee break
   
• 3:15-4:00 – China – Jian Zhou
  Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai
  “Diagnosis and Treatment for Liver Cancers in China”
   
• 4:00- 4:45 – India – Manju Sengar
  Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
  “Defining the molecular profiles of lymphoma on the Indian Subcontinent”
   
• 4:45--5:15 – Panel discussion with all speakers
  Facilitators: Nelson Chao and John Bartlett
   
• 5:15 – Concluding Remarks – Michael Merson
  Director, Duke Global Health Institute

Wine and cheese reception to follow. Register by May 1.