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Improving Outcomes from Colorectal Cancer: Diet, Lifestyle, and Chemoprevention
April 25, 2019 @ 6:00 am PDT
Ridley-Tree Cancer Center Lecture Series
Improving Outcomes from Colorectal Cancer: Diet, Lifestyle, and Chemoprevention
Thursday, April 25, 2019
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Wolf Education & Training Center
529 West Junipero Street
Santa Barbara CA 93105
Dr. Ng will disentangle the web of data surrounding the role of dietary and lifestyle factors for primary prevention of colorectal cancer in healthy individuals, as well as for secondary prevention of recurrence and treatment of established colorectal cancer patients. She will establish an evidenced-based framework for how to counsel patients about the dietary and lifestyle behaviors that may reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer and improve prognosis in colorectal cancer patients.
Reservations required. To RSVP, please call (805) 879-5698 or email events@ridleytreecc.org.
This lecture is offered free-of-charge. Doors open at 5:30pm. Free parking is available at Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, 540 W. Pueblo St.
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About the Speaker
Dr. Kimmie Ng is the Director of Clinical and Biospecimen Research at the Center for Gastrointestinal Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She recently became the Founder and Director of the newly-launched Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.