- This event has passed.
Nov 16 '20, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
AWARH 2020 Event: Alcohol and Cancer
The focus in this event will be the links between alcohol and cancer and the forthcoming Europe Beating Cancer Plan. In conjunction with this event, WHO Europe is also launching its new factsheet for policy makers, Alcohol and Cancer in the WHO European Region.
Register
Click here to get to the webinar registration.
Programme
15:00 Welcome and introductions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
15:10 Alcohol and Cancer
- Nino Berdzuli, Director, WHO Regional Office Europe, World Health Organization
15:20 The impact of Alcohol drinking to the burden of Cancer in WHO European Region
- Isabelle Soerjomataram, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
15:30 WHO’s new Alcohol and Cancer factsheet: Appeal for better prevention
- Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe
15:40. How many cancers can we prevent when increasing alcohol excise tax?
- Jürgen Rehm, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research & Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada
15:50 Alcohol and Digestive Cancer – a need for action
- Marcus Peck, United European Gastroenterology (UEG)
16:00. Alcohol and liver cancer – need for action
- Alejandro Forner, European Association for the study of the liver
16:10 Conclusions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
16:15 Finish