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Can HPV Cause Oral Cancer?

 Can HPV Cause Oral Cancer?
What YOU need to know!

 

"Current trends show that HPV oral cancer will become the major form of head and neck cancer and the leading HPV-associated cancer in the U.S., passing cervical cancer, by 2020" - Journal of Oncology
Michael Douglas recently openly addressed his oral cancer to new HPV links

WHEN:
25 June 2013 @ 12:00pm in Room A

WHO:

Jane C. Atkinson, D.D.S.
Director, Center for Clinical Research, NIDCR

Sundar Venkatachalam, Ph.D.
Director, Epithelial Cell Regulation and Transformation Program, NIDCR

Isaac R. Rodriguez-Chavez, Ph.D., M.S., M.H.S.
Director, AIDS & Immunosuppression Program, IBIDB, DER, NIDCR, NIH, DHHS

Dr. Cuauhtemoc Ruiz
Senior Advisor, Comprehensive Family Immunization
Family and Community Health, PAHO/WHO

Dr. Andrea Vicari
Advisor, Immunization
Regional Project for Integral Family Immunization
PAHO/WHO Costa Rica

AGENDA:

Brief Overview of HPV driven oral cancer, statistics and trends
Epidemiology of HPV and oral cancer 
HPV driven oral cancer in the HIV infected and non-HIV infected
HPV Vaccine for prevention
Q&A 

 
To participate online:
please connect via Elluminate: www.paho.org/virtual/SaludOral
 
Contact:
Erin Aying - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Online Seminar: From Science to People

 

Online Seminar event on:

From Science to People:
The Italian Experience in working with NGO’s in Global Health

Thursday 6 June 2013 – from 12:00 to 12:45pm EST

Speakers:

Dr Ranieri Guerra, Scientific attache, Italian Embassy, Washington DC.
Dr. Renato Corrado, Dr. Giorgio Zucchello, Mr. Gianluca Falcitelli, 
Dr. Andrea Atzori,   Dr. Giorgio Mosconi,
Mr. Ezio Castelli from leading Italian NGOs  

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