Ophira Ginsburg: An honor and a pleasure to take part in this inaugural Cancer Prevention Research Conference!

Ophira Ginsburg shared on LinkedIn:

“Truly, an honor and a pleasure to take part in this inaugural Cancer Prevention Research Conference!

Terrific panel discussion on equity in cancer prevention research!

Brilliant joint effort with National Cancer Institute (NCI), American Cancer Society, Cancer Research UK (CRUK)

Thanks to co-chairs Chanita Hughes Halbert & Salvatore Vaccarella, IARC – International Agency for Research on Cancer / World Health Organization.”

Source: Ophira Ginsburg/LinkedIn
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Ophira Ginsburg is a Canadian medical oncologist, humanitarian, and global cancer advocate. Currently, she is the Senior Scientific Officer and Senior Advisor for Clinical Research at the US NCI’s Center for Global Health.

Formerly based at the University of Toronto, Canada, she was a Medical Officer at the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and has served as an ad hoc consultant to several UN agencies. She is the co-chair of The Lancet Commission on Women and Cancer. In 2022, Dr. Ginsburg won the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Humanitarian Award.