CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA
Scientific Conference, 6-10 September 2004
incidence, causal mechanisms and prevention


















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Day 4 - Thursday 9th September 2004

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Morning Chair: Professor Roy Harrison OBE, University of Birmingham, UK
Main theme for the day: Chemical and Biological Toxins in Air, Water and Food

08:30

Registration

 

08:45

Welcome

 

Professor Roy Harrison OBE, The University of Birmingham, UK

 

08:50

Aspects of air pollution relevant to child health

 

Professor Roy Harrison OBE, The University of Birmingham, UK
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09:25

Biomarkers of exposure to environmental and endogenous leukaemogens

 

Professor David Shuker, The Open University, UK
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10:00

Epidemiologic evidence for air pollution and childhood cancer

 

Dr Peggy Reynolds, California Department of Health Services, USA
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10:35

Discussion

 

10:45

Refreshments and Poster Session

 

11:15

Electric charge on nano-aerosols - implications for lung deposition of inhaled carcinogens

 

Professor Denis Henshaw, University of Bristol, UK
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11:50

Carcinogenic effects of inhaled particles

 

Dr Roel Schins, University of Dusseldorf, Germany
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12:25

Leukaemia and other cancers in children in conflict zones

 

Prof Christine Gosden, University of Liverpool, UK
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13:00

Lunch and Poster Session

 

Afternoon Chair: Professor Olle Johansson, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

 

14:00

Invited short talks by selected poster authors

 

Several of the most interesting posters selected by the Scientific Committee

 

15:30

Refreshments and Poster Session

 

16:00

The environment and its relation to child health

 

Professor Jean Golding, University of Bristol, UK
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16:30

The Quantum Coherent Organism and EMF Sensitivity

 

Dr Mae-Wan Ho, Institute of Science in Society, London, UK
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17:00

The role of dietary turmeric for the low incidence of childhood leukemia in Asian countries

 

Professor Moolky Nagabhushan, IIT Research Institute, Chicago
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17:30

Discussion and review for the day

 

17:45

Poster Session

 

18:30

CLOSE

 

19:00

Conference Dinner at Simpson's-in-the-Strand.