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HGEN/PSY691: Cancer Control

Topics for Spring 2006 (Mondays from 10am to 12:40pm in the VIPBG Conference Room (Biotech I))


Date Lecture Topic & Recommended Readings Lecturer Notes
1/23 Welcome / Overview of Cancer Control
Cancer Control and Population Sciences 2005 Overview and Highlights
The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research
Hermine Maes Cancer Control PPT PDF
1/23 Cancer Epidemiology
Jemal et al. 2005 Cancer Statistics, 2005 Associated Press Article Jan 19, 2005
Resa Jones Cancer Epidemiology PPT PDF
1/30 Behavioral Approach to Cancer Prevention
Theory at a Glance
Steven Danish, Kathleen Ingram Health Behavior Theories HBT PPT PDF
Social Support and USIs
1/30 Risk Communication and Genetic Counseling John Quillin Risk Communication PPT PDF
2/6 Examples of Behavioral Cancer Prevention Steven Danish Life Skills PPT PDF
2/6 Obesity Intervention with Adolescents and Parents Suzanne Mazzeo Obesity Intervention PPT PDF
2/13 Diet/Exercise and Cancer
JAMA 2006 Editiorial JAMA 2006 Prentice et al.
Diane Baer Wilson Diet/Exercise & Cancer PPT PDF
2/13 Virginia Tobacco Evaluation Project Diane Baer Wilson, Carolyn Heckman VTEP PPT PDF
2/20 Tobacco Research in Virginia Earl Dowdy Tobacco Research PPT PDF
2/20 Cost and Cancer Care
JNCI 2005 Article
Bruce Hillner Cost and Cancer Care PPT PDF
2/27 Biostatistics in Cancer Control Research, Nutrition/ Dietary Change Donna McClish
3/6 11:50am-12:10pm Methods in Genetic Epidemiology Lindon Eaves Genetic Epidemiology PPT PDF
3/6 12:10pm-13:30pm Methods in Biostatistics Ramesh Ramakrishnan
3/20 Genetics of Cancer Risk Factors Hermine Maes Cancer Risk Factors PPT PDF
3/20 Health Services and Surveillance Research Lynne Penberthy Health Services PPT PDF
3/27 Health Economics and Cancer Care
Bradley et al. 2005 JNCI Talcott Editiorial Bradley et al. 2005 JHE
Cathy Bradley Health Economics PPT PDF
3/27 Health Disparities in Cancer Care Alton Hart
4/3 Palliative Care, Pain & Cancer Pain
Lecture Wall Street Journal Article
Tom Smith Palliative Care PPT PDF
4/4 1-2:20pm Symptom Management in Cancer Pat Coyne Symptom Management PPT PDF
4/4 2:20-3:40pm Genetic Epidemiology of Smoking Behavior Kenneth Kendler Genetics of Smoking PPT PDF
4/18 1-2:20pm Harm Reduction in Tobacco Users
Eissenberg et al. 2006 Breland et al. 2002 Hatsukami et al. 2005
Tom Eissenberg Harm Reduction PPT
4/18 2:20-3:40pm Ethics of Clinical Research
Macrina's 2005 Scientific Integrity book
Laurie Lyckholm Ethics PPT PDF
4/24 10-11:20am Clinical Trials John Roberts
5/1 10:00am-12:40pm Presentations of Projects

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