Webcast & Blog
Welcome to the Webcast and Blog page of the 2006 Conferences held in Washington, D.C. July 8-15, 2006. Here you can watch and listen to a variety of coverage including webcasts from all of the plenary sessions, plus audio blogs from Dr. Len Lichtenfeld of the American Cancer Society. This page will be updated daily, so check back often or bookmark this page.
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Listen to the American Cancer Society's Audio News Release Covering Both Conferences: Audio-Only
Saturday, July 8, 2006 - UICC World Cancer Congress Opening Session: Video Webcast || Audio-Only Webcast
Watch or listen to the opening session of the UICC World Cancer Congress with host Sally West Brooks, National Board Chair of the American Cancer Society, moderator Dr. John Seffrin, immediate past president of UICC and CEO American Cancer Society, and distinguished speakers former President George H.W. Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush, current UICC President Dr. Franco Cavalli of Switzerland, and UICC Program Chair Dr. Harmon Eyre also of the American Cancer Society.
Saturday, July 8, 2006 - Dr. Len's Audio Blog 1
Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society reports from the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), which opened its quadrennial international cancer meeting on Saturday, July 8, bringing together cancer experts from 139 countries. Listen in as Dr. Len highlights presentations from Dr. John Seffrin, and former President George Herbert Walker Bush and his wife Barbara, among others.
Sunday, July 9, 2006 - Bridging the Gap: Transforming Knowledge Into Action: Video Webcast || Audio-Only Webcast
Watch or listen as Dr. Carolyn Runowicz, President of the American Cancer Society USA, kicks off the second plenary session with moderator Dr. Andrew Von Eschenbach, Acting Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration; Leyroy Hood, President of the Institute for Systems Biology; Edison T. Liu, Executive Director of the Genome Institute of Singapore; and Ketayn A. Dinshaw, Director of the Tata Cancer Center.
Sunday, July 9, 2006 - Dr. Len's Audio Blog 2
Hear Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society report on the 2nd plenary session at the UICC in Washington, D.C. In this audio blog, Dr. Len reflects on the words of the former Director of the National Cancer Institute and Acting Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Andrew Von Eschenbach, who said "We have been crawling and now we can fly."
Sunday, July 9, 2006 - Dr. Len's Audio Blog 3
Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society reports on the exciting changes of medicine through Predicative, Preventive, Personalized and Participatory medicine also known as "P4 Medicine." P4 Medicine will allow for major changes in healthcare in how we diagnose and treat diseases in as early as the next decade, according to one presenter. Dr. Len also discusses the presentations of Dr. Edison T. Lui, Executive Director
Genome Institute of Singapore, and Dr. Sangita Reddy, Managing Director of the Apollo Health Street.
Monday, July 10, 2006 - Bridging the Gap: Strategic Health Communication: Video Webcast || Audio-Only Webcast
Watch or listen as Dr. Mark Clanton, Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute, hosts Monday's plenary session, focusing on the importance of strategic health communication to the attainment of desired public health outcomes. Sam Donaldson, ABC News, moderates the discussion, which includes Dr. K. "Vish" Vishwanath of the Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Donald Berwick of the Institute for Health Care Improvement, and Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva of the Brazilian Ministry of Health.
Monday, July 10, 2006 - Dr. Len's Audio Blog 4
Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, reports on changing behaviors and encouraging individuals to take positive steps in managing their health. Do we really know how to change behavior? Dr. David Hill believes there is insufficient evidence for a one-size-fits-all solution to changing behaviors related to cancer screening and tobacco use. Also covered in this blog is Dr. Hill’s belief that control groups sometimes do not represent the population at large.
Monday, July 10, 2006 - Cancer and Tobacco Atlas Press Conference: Video Webcast || Audio-Only Webcast
Watch or listen to Dr. Judith Mackay of the World Health Organization and others as they announce the release of two new publications: the Cancer Atlas and the second edition of the Tobacco Atlas. The new Cancer Atlas shows the global burden of cancer is not only increasing, but it is shifting from the developed to the developing world. In addition, the Atlas reveals the risk of getting cancer in the developed world is greater, yet cancers in the developing world can be more fatal. The Tobacco Atlas reveals that 100 million peopled died from tobacco use in the 20th century, and if current trends continue, tobacco will kill 1 billion in the next century.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - Bridging the Gap: The Power of Public Policy: Video Webcast || Audio-Only Webcast
Watch or listen to host Louis Denis of Oncology Centre Antwerp cover the power of public policy, and the capacity of people working in cancer control to achieve necessary change. Panel members from Australia, Ireland and the US address how science and research can be used to influence decision-makers, consider the role of advocacy coalitions and provide information and advice on making things happen.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 - Dr. Len's Audio Blog 5
Listen to Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society,
report on the conclusion of the 2006 UICC World Cancer Conference and its focus on prevention
and what needs to be done worldwide in order to control the cancer pandemic.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 - Bridging the Gap: Uniting the Global Cancer Community: Video Webcast || Audio-Only Webcast
Watch or listen to the closing plenary of the 2006 UICC Conference on uniting the global cancer community. Hosted by UICC Executive Director Isabel Mortara and moderated by current UICC president Franco Cavalli, this session focuses on national and state planning efforts for cancer control around the world. Additionally, Dr. John Seffrin, immediate past president of UICC and CEO American Cancer Society makes final remarks to the organization he has led since 2002.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 - Dr. Len's Audio Blog 6
Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, discusses the opening of the 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health attended by 4500 people from around the world who share a common interest in tobacco issues and control. He also reports on the first combined plenary of both the UICC conference and the Tobacco OR Health conference moderated by CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Larry King.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 - 13th WCTOH: Building Capacity for a Tobacco-Free World: Video Webcast || Audio-Only Webcast
Watch or listen as moderators Dileep G. Bal and Yussuf Saloojee talk with a distinguished panel from around the world on the global burden caused by tobacco. Hear Dr. John Seffrin, Catherine LeGales-Camus, Mary Assunta, and Amartya Sen in this opening session of the conference, which also features a tribute to Sir Richard Doll
Thursday, July 13, 2006 - Combined Plenary Videos
•The Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D., Prime Minister of Ireland | Video
•The Science on Smoking | Video
•The Tobacco Pandemic | Video
Thursday, July 13, 2006 - Dr. Len's Audio Blog 7
Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of
the American Cancer Society, reports from the second day of the
World Conference on Tobacco OR Health. He reviews Big Tobacco's
efforts to appear more socially responsible in the U.S. and
other areas of the world.
Thursday, July 13, 2006 - WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Past, Present, and Future: Video Webcast || Audio-Only Webcast
Yussuf Saloojee and Mary Assunta moderate a discussion on the
single most significant event in global tobacco control, the
WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).
Speakers include Yumiko Mochizuki-Kobayashi of Switzerland,
Patricia A. Lambert of South Africa, and Maria Julia Munoz of Uruguay.
Thursday, July 13, 2006 - Dr. Len's Audio Blog 8
Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society,
discusses American Cancer Society University, a
signature program of the Society’s international
effort. ACSU works to strengthen the capacity of
emerging cancer societies in developing countries by training
their staff and volunteer leaders in all aspects of running a
community-based cancer control organization or program.
For more information about American Cancer Society University,
contact acsuniversity@cancer.org.
Friday, July 14, 2006 - Evolution of the Tobacco Industry: Will the Game Ever be Over?: Video Webcast || Audio-Only Webcast
Hear from several experts on how other harmful industries are regulated, the larger trends that shape the tobacco control environment, and possible scenarios for eliminating tobacco manufacturing and use.
Saturday, July 15, 2006 - Tobacco Industry Acadamy Awards: Video Webcast || Audio-Only Webcast
The Tobacco Inudstry Academy Awards is an opportunity to recognize tobacco companies for continued innovation in selling death worldwide. Hundreds of nominations from around the world were received and this event unveils the awards winners in a parody, though all of the industry examples are real.