Princess Dina Mired, Past President of the Union for International Cancer Control, Member of WHO Expert Technical Group for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass
A new episode coming soon on Global Health Dialogues with Princess Dina.
This week, Princess Dina sits down with Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, a woman whose leadership has shaped global cancer research and prevention in profound ways.
Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass is the Director of the IARC – International Agency for Research on Cancer / World Health Organization, the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization. She is a medical doctor and one of the world’s most respected cancer epidemiologists, with more than 700 scientific publications spanning women’s cancers, infection-related cancers, lifestyle risks, and global cancer surveillance.
She is the first woman ever to lead IARC, which was founded in 1965. She assumed the role in 2019. Her leadership has strengthened cancer registries worldwide, advanced prevention science, upheld the rigor of IARC’s Monographs, and deepened partnerships with low- and middle-income countries.
Dr. Elisabete is widely recognized as one of the most influential voices in global cancer prevention and evidence-based cancer control.
Stay tuned to watch the episode! Episode drops soon.
Presented by OncoDaily.”
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