Stephen Lewis to bring battle vs. cancer to McMaster

The people have a secret weapon in the battle against cancer.

Stephen Lewis, former Canadian ambassador to the UN and UN special envoy for
HIV/AIDS in Africa, is travelling the country on The People vs. Cancer speaking tour,
designed to inspire ordinary Canadians to shape a new response to cancer.

The tour will stop at McMaster on Sept. 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Ewart Angus Centre
of the Health Sciences Centre, Room 1A1.

Lewis was the University's first Social Sciences Scholar-in-Residence and served as
visiting professor in global health for from 2007 to 2010.

Drawing on his expertise as a political leader and his experiences in Africa, Lewis will
share ideas on ways in which change can happen through social action by everyday
people. He will challenge Canada's leaders, universities and students to bring forward
the skills, innovation, creativity and leadership required to help significantly reduce
cancer rates in one generation.

Other speakers on the panel will be Pat Kelly, CEO, The Campaign to Control Cancer
(C2CC); Dr. Joda Kuk, McMaster medical alumnus, radiation oncologist, founder and
chair of Road to Care, a Canadian charity helping women with cervical cancer access
treatment in Uganda; Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, chair, Canadian Partnerships Against Cancer
(CPAC); Dr. Mark Levine, professor and chair, department of oncology, McMaster
University, Dr. Bill Evans, president, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre and regional
vice-president, Cancer Care Ontario; John Elliott, senior manager, public policy, Sanofi-
Aventis.

The event is sponsored by McMaster's Department of Oncology and the Juravinski
Hospital and Cancer Centre.

In Canada, almost 174,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed and more than 76,000
deaths occurred last year alone. Campaign to Control Cancer officials say cancer rates
could be cut in half in one generation by acting on and implementing what is currently
known about tobacco control, diet, vulnerable populations and screening.

The People vs. Cancer speaking tour is inspired by the United Nation's first Global
Summit on Non-communicable Diseases (cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and
chronic respiratory disease) that will be held in New York September 19 – 20. The
speaking tour is organized by The Campaign To Control Cancer (C2CC), a grassroots,
non-profit advocacy movement for global cancer control and prevention.

The McMaster session will be followed by similar events at the University of Calgary and
Concordia University in Montreal.

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The people have a secret weapon in the battle against cancer.<br />
<br />
Stephen Lewis, former Canadian ambassador to the UN and UN special envoy for <br />
HIV/AIDS in Africa, is travelling the country on The People vs. Cancer speaking tour, <br />
designed to inspire ordinary Canadians to shape a new response to cancer. <br />
<br />
The tour will stop at McMaster on Sept. 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Ewart Angus Centre <br />
of the Health Sciences Centre, Room 1A1.<br />
<br />
Lewis was the University&#039;s first Social Sciences Scholar-in-Residence and served as <br />
visiting professor in global health for from 2007 to 2010. <br />
<br />
Drawing on his expertise as a political leader and his experiences in Africa, Lewis will <br />
share ideas on ways in which change can happen through social action by everyday <br />
people. He will challenge Canada&#039;s leaders, universities and students to bring forward <br />
the skills, innovation, creativity and leadership required to help significantly reduce <br />
cancer rates in one generation.<br />
<br />
Other speakers on the panel will be Pat Kelly, CEO, The Campaign to Control Cancer <br />
(C2CC); Dr. Joda Kuk, McMaster medical alumnus, radiation oncologist, founder and <br />
chair of Road to Care, a Canadian charity helping women with cervical cancer access <br />
treatment in Uganda; Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, chair, Canadian Partnerships Against Cancer <br />
(CPAC); Dr. Mark Levine, professor and chair, department of oncology, McMaster <br />
University, Dr. Bill Evans, president, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre and regional <br />
vice-president, Cancer Care Ontario; John Elliott, senior manager, public policy, Sanofi-<br />
Aventis.<br />
<br />
The event is sponsored by McMaster&#039;s Department of Oncology and the Juravinski <br />
Hospital and Cancer Centre.<br />
<br />
In Canada, almost 174,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed and more than 76,000 <br />
deaths occurred last year alone. Campaign to Control Cancer officials say cancer rates <br />
could be cut in half in one generation by acting on and implementing what is currently <br />
known about tobacco control, diet, vulnerable populations and screening.<br />
<br />
The People vs. Cancer speaking tour is inspired by the United Nation&#039;s first Global <br />
Summit on Non-communicable Diseases (cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and <br />
chronic respiratory disease) that will be held in New York September 19 - 20. The <br />
speaking tour is organized by The Campaign To Control Cancer (C2CC), a grassroots, <br />
non-profit advocacy movement for global cancer control and prevention.<br />
<br />
The McMaster session will be followed by similar events at the University of Calgary and <br />
Concordia University in Montreal. <br />

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