Helene Harris Memorial Trust International Forum on Ovarian Cancer
The sharing of knowledge and ideas is critical to progress in ovarian cancer and was the founding ethos of the charity.
For more than 20 years Ovarian Cancer Action, and its predecessor the Helene Harris Memorial Trust (HHMT), has organised international meetings that bring together the world's leading researchers and clinicians to present recent advances and discuss future directions in ovarian cancer research.
These meetings are now established as a key forum for discussion of both clinical and basic research aspects of ovarian cancer.
The HHMT 12th International Forum on Ovarian Cancer
The last HHMT International Forum on Ovarian Cancer took place in Miami, Florida in January 2011 and was attended by 50 of the world's leading ovarian cancer scientists and clinicians.
The Forum focused on selected areas of research that the Programme Committee believed most likely to make a difference to the early detection, treatment and prevention of ovarian cancer.
As a result of the conference a paper called "Rethinking Ovarian Cancer" was published in Nature Reviews Cancer.
We would like to express our appreciation to the following for their support:
Morphotek
www.morphotek.com
Roche
www.rocheuk.com
Programme Committee
The Programme Committee comprises a panel of eminent international scientists and clinicians, who select the topics for discussion and the participating speakers.
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Chair: Professor Frances Balkwill
St Bartholomew's & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry, UK
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Professor Alan Ashworth
Institute of Cancer Research, UK
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Professor Robert Bast
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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Dr Andrew Berchuck
Duke University, Durham, USA
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Dr Jonathan Berek
Stanford University, USA
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Dr Michael Birrer
Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
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Professor David Bowtell
Peter MacCallam Cancer Centre, Australia
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Dr James Brenton
Cambridge Cancer Centre, UK
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Dr George Coukos
University of Pennsylvania, USA
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Professor Hani Gabra
Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre, Imperial College, UK
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Professor Stan Kaye
Institute of Cancer Research, USA
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Dr Elise Kohn
Centre for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, USA
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Professor Jonathan Ledermann
University College London, UK
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Professor Iain McNeish
St Bartholomew's & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry, UK
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Professor Gordon Mills
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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Allyson Kaye
Chair of Trustees, Ovarian Cancer Action, UK