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World Cancer Day Panel with Cancer Survivor Ron Rivera Live
Harvard and American Cancer Society present experts on early cancer detection and disproportionate death rate in people of color globally
Cancer Survivor Ron Rivera of the Washington Football Team gathers with sports experts and leaders from Harvard and American Cancer Society to discuss early cancer detection and why cancer is disproportionately killing communities of color around the globe.
The Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in partnership with the American Cancer Society, presents “Game Changer: Intercepting Cancer,” on February 4, World Cancer Day 2021, for a live, hour-long event with sports leaders and medical experts discussing global cancer prevention. Through a health equity lens, a panel from sports, medicine, and public health will share personal cancer experiences, vital information on healthy lifestyle, and the need for access to quality care for all.
- Moderator: Pam Oliver, FOX Sports Senior Correspondent
- Sports Panelists:
- NBA Legend & Humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo: CEO & President, the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, founded hospital in Africa to address cervical cancer, a leading cause of death for women in Africa
- NFL Washington Football Head Coach Ron Rivera: cancer survivor, completed chemo while coaching Washington this season
- 4-Time Olympian Chaunte Lowe: fighting breast cancer while training for Tokyo Olympics
- Medical Participants:
- Katrina Armstrong, Physician-in-Chief, Dept. of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Meg O’Brien, Vice President, Global Cancer Treatment, American Cancer Society
- Tim Rebbeck, Director, The Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention; Vincent L. Gregory Jr. Professor of Cancer Prevention, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Assoc. Director for Equity and Engagement, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
- Closing Remarks: Elizabeth Blackburn, Nobel Laureate and Professor Emerita of Biochemistry and Biophysics at University of California, San Francisco.
WHEN: Thursday, February 4, 2021, 1:00-2:00 PM EST