Past Lectures

Cancer Prevention and Control Colloquia Series
Date Speaker(s) Presentation Title
June 2017

Reginald Tucker-Seeley, Sc.D., Sc.M., M.A.
Professor, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California

 Measuring financial well-being in cancer prevention research: Results from the Money-Health Connection Study
June 2017

Matthew W. Kreuter, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean & Kahn Family Professor of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis

 Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Health Communication Research to Eliminate Health Disparities
May 2017

Ann Hsing, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Stanford University

 A Fantastic Epidemiology Journey: from China to Africa and back
May 2017

Ellen V. Sigal, Ph.D.
Friends of Cancer Research

Why Advocacy and Policy Matter: Promoting Research and Innovation
April 2017

Judith Prochaska, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Stanford Medicine - Stanford University

 Digital Tools for Cancer Prevention: Extending Reach and Engagement
April 2017

Steven D. Pearson, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.
Founder and President, Institute for Clinical Economic Review (ICER), Boston, MA

 If Medicare Were to Negotiate Drug Prices, How Would it Determine a ‘Fair’ Price for a Cancer Treatment?
March 2017

Angela Fagerlin, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah

 The Impact of Shared Decision-making Interventions on Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision-making
March 2017

Julie R. Palmer, Sc.D.
Boston University

 Type 2 Diabetes in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk: Results from the Black Women’s Health Study
March 2017

Kate Sweeny, Ph.D.
University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA

The Psychological Impact of Awaiting Breast Diagnosis: A Preliminary Picture
February 2017

Betty Ferrell, Ph.D., M.A., F.A.A.N., F.P.C.N.
Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope

 The Integration of Palliative Care into Standard Oncology Care