Information about our cancer and pesticides conference on October 26, 1996 is
included in the message. The meeting is at the Patuxent Wildlife Visitors
Center in Laurel, MD.
Mr. Taher Husain
Rachel Carson Council, Inc.
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A Conference on Cancer & Pesticides
Sponsored by Rachel Carson Council, Inc. at the
NATIONAL WILDLIFE VISITORS CENTER in the Patuxent Research Refuge, 10901
Scarlet Tanager Loop (off Powder Mill Road) Laurel, Maryland
9:00 - 9:10 AM
Welcome and Introduction
9:10 - 9:30 AM
Keynote Address: Dr. David Pimentel - Professor of Insect Ecology &
Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Entomology & Section of Ecology &
Systematics, Cornell University
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Laboratory Methods of Carcinogenicity Determination:
Dr. William Lijinsky -
Member, Board of Directors, Cancer Prevention Coalition &
Former Director of Chemical Carcinogenesis Program,
Frederick Cancer Research Center, Frederick, MD
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Genetic Predisposition to Cancer: Dr. J. Carl Barrett -
Scientific Director, NIH,
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences;
Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 -11:30 AM
Breast Cancer and Pesticides: Dr. Janette D. Sherman, M.D. -
Specialist, internal medicine & toxicology & author of
Chemical Exposure and Disease: Diagnostic and Investigative Techniques
Also Special Report on recent research by Dr. Jeff Beaubier
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Animals as Sentinels of Pesticide Carcinogenicity: Dr. John Reif -
Chairman, Department of Environmental Health, Colorado State University
12:00 - 1:15 PM Organic lunch with vegetarian choices/Workshop:
Dr. Muriel Lippman- Founder/President, ERNACO, inc.
1:15 - 1:45 PM
The New EPA Cancer Guidelines: Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.,
Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition,
Professor of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health,
University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center
1:45 - 2:15 PM
Pesticide-related Tumors in Fish and Aquatic Invertibrates:
Dr. JohnHarshberger
- Professor of Pathology & Director, registry of Tumors in Lower Animals,
The George Washington University Medical Center
2:15 - 2:45 PM
Human Epidemiology - A Tool to Study the Relationship Between Pesticides
and Cancer: Dr. Mary H. Ward -
Staff Fellow, Occupational Epidemiology Branch,
National Cancer Institute
2:45 - 3:15 PM
Pesticides-related Occupational Cancers:
Dr. Marion Moses - President, Pesticide Education Center, San Francisco, CA
3:15 - 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Children, Cancer and Pesticides:
Dr. James R. Davis - Research Assistant Professor,
Psychology Department, University of Missouri
4:00 - 4:30 PM
Dioxin and Its Carcinogenic Effects on Human Health:
Dr. Beverly J. Paigen -
Senior Staff Scientist, The Jackson Laboratory
4:30 - 5:00 PM
Closing Summary and Significance:
Dr. Aaron Blair - Acting Chief,
Occupational Epidemiology Branch, E&B, DCEG, NCI
For More Information Contact Rachel Carson Council, Inc. - Phone:
301-652-1877
To Register, send your
Name: _____________________________
Organization: _____________________________
Daytime Phone: _____________________________
Address: _____________________________
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Registration Fee: $50 (Full and partial scholarships available - students
welcome, call about reduced fee)
Registration fee includes organic lunch, conference materials including the
Cancer & Pesticides Conference Proceedings.
Please make checks payable to Rachel Carson Council, Inc. and send them to
Rachel Carson Council, Inc., 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815