#HealthTalk: The Facts on Cancer Prevention and Stories of Hope by Survivors
Published Jun 2, 2014
When: Wednesday, June 4 at 1 pm EST
Why: Cancer is an umbrella term used to describe more than 100 diseases. Although there are many different forms, all cancers start from an abnormal growth of cells in the body. Some of the most common types are breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lung cancer. We hosted a Twitter chat to share prevention and treatment tips and hear inspiring stories of survival and hope from our cancer bloggers.
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As the chief medical and scientific officer and executive vice president of the American Cancer Society, Otis Webb Brawley, MD, is responsible for promoting the goals of cancer prevention, early detection, and quality treatment through cancer research and education. He champions efforts to decrease smoking, improve diet, detect cancer at the earliest stage, and provide the critical support cancer patients need. He also guides efforts to enhance and focus the research program, upgrade the Society’s advocacy capacity, and concentrate community cancer control efforts in areas where they will be most effective. Further, as an acknowledged global leader in the field of health disparities research, Dr. Brawley is a key leader in the Society’s work to eliminate disparities in access to quality cancer care.
Dr. Brawley currently serves as professor of hematology, oncology, medicine and epidemiology at Emory University. He is also a medical consultant to CNN and a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women. From April 2001 to November 2007, he was medical director of the Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and deputy director for cancer control at the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University. He has previously served as a member of the Society’s Prostate Cancer Committee, co-chaired the U.S. Surgeon General’s Task Force on Cancer Health Disparities, and filled a variety of positions at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), most recently serving as Assistant Director.