Public Forum – Hype or Reality: Can our immune system actually beat cancer?
Monday, June 27, 2016
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Halifax Central Public Library
Spring Garden Road Halifax, NS Canada (map)
Cancer immunotherapy is emerging as the way forward for curing cancer, a disease that affects two in every five Canadians.
But haven’t we heard hype like this before?
This event provides members of the public a chance to separate fact from fiction by hearing the latest advances in cancer immunotherapy research from experts developing ground-breaking therapeutics that harness the body’s immune system to fight cancer.
Audience members will hear firsthand from a patient who has benefitted from immunotherapy and the journey of his cancer diagnosis. They will also have the opportunity to ask about immunotherapy clinical trials in the Halifax region.
Monday, June 27, 2016
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Paul O’Regan Hall of the Halifax Central Public Library
Moderator:
Pauline Dakin, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism, University of King’s College; long-time health reporter for CBC National News
Patient:
Terry Jaillet, Moncton, N.B.
Experts:
Dr. Stephanie Snow, QEII Health Sciences Centre / Dalhousie University
Dr. Marcus Butler, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre / University Health Network
Linh Nguyen, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre / University Health Network
John Bell, BioCanRx / The Ottawa Hospital / University of Ottawa
