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LIVE WEBINAR

Perspectives on Smoking Cessation and Cancer:

Quitting Smoking After a Cancer Diagnosis and Emerging Evidence on Vaping as a Smoking Cessation Strategy

12 December 2024 at 16:00 CET
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  • Why do up to 50% of patients continue to smoke after a cancer diagnosis?
  • How could research support health professionals in promoting smoking cessation before or after a cancer diagnosis?
  • What are the conclusions from the emerging scientific evidence on the use of e-cigarettes to support smoking cessation?

Join us for this webinar to find out!
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PRESENTATIONS

Quitting Smoking After a Cancer Diagnosis: Key to Better Survival and Treatment Outcomes

By Dr Mahdi Sheikh, Scientist, Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Smoking, Vaping, and Lung Cancer

By Dr Giulia Veronesi, Director of the Thoracic Surgery Division, San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy

The presentations will be followed by a question and answer period.

The webinar is organized with the support of and in collaboration with the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).
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ACCREDITATED SELF-PACED PROGRAMME

Exciting Announcement:

Cancer Prevention Europe Online Programme Now Accredited by the European Union of Medical Specialists!

What does this mean?

We are proud to announce that our training has been officially accredited by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). This accreditation means that participants are eligible to receive 3 ECMEC® credits upon successful completion of the evaluation form and self-assessment component for the first set of modules on the European Code Against Cancer, 4th edition.

You haven’t taken the course yet? Now is the time to discover it and validate your certificate.

  1. Complete the 13 self-learning modules on the European Code Against Cancer, 4th edition.
  2. Enrol in the learning programme evaluation and complete the survey and final quiz. 
  3. After completing steps 1 and 2, you will receive a certificate.
  4. Submit your certificate to your national competent authority to convert the 3 ECMEC® credits into 3 CME credits.
  5. To check whether your national authority is affiliated with UEMS, please visit https://eaccme.uems.eu/collaborations-european.
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OPEN CALL

IARC Summer School 2025 Call for Applications is Open

The IARC Summer School offers a unique multicultural and multidisciplinary learning environment, to expand your network and enable interactions with IARC faculty and invited international experts, as well as among participants. Two modules are offered (each participant can attend only one module):

1) Introduction to Cancer Epidemiology

2) Implementing Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

The deadline to apply is 6 January 2025 (12:00 noon CET).
Find more information and apply here.
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