Alcohol and Cancer - What everyone needs to know

Please see here for information about the webinar: https://www.alcoholandcancer.eu/videos

Please register here:
Zoom webinar Tuesday 25 May 2021, 09:30 – 11:00 CET

https://who.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuduCgrTMpGdPqp8ltkEMPJCnRidfz6QFv

Organised by: Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL)
European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare)
With the support of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Part of European week against Cancer 2021

 09:30-09:35 Welcomes and introduction   Dr Peter Rice European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare)  
09:35-09:55 Alcohol and Cancer in the WHO European Region- including launch of WHO/IARC factsheet, Alcohol and Cancer – What you need to know   Dr Carina Ferreira Borges a.i. Head, WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases & Programme Manager, Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Programme, WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases
09:55-10:10 European Code Against Cancer: communicating with the public on alcohol risk   Professor Rui Medeiros President, Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL)      
10:10-10:25 Alcohol and the EU’s Beating Cancer Plan   Mariann Skar Secretary General, European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare)  
10:25-10:40 Nordic activities on Alcohol and Cancer   Lauri Beekman General Secretary, Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network (NordAN)  
10:40-11:00 Questions and discussion  
10:55-11:00 Closing remarks   Dr Peter Rice European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare)  

Following this webinar, you are also invited to join the WHO/Europe NCD Office seminar for early career researchers from 11:30-12:30 CET, including presentations by Professor Linda Bauld, University of Edinburgh and Cancer Research UK and Harriet Rumgay, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdr6XeaFF74AXBJOJ2_9VgO8QxVXfPS0i5Si7QQ73ccI_5b_A/viewform