Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Pacific Research Institute
cordially invites you to attend a breakfast discussion:

AMERICA'S WAR ON CARCINOGENS

featuring introductory remarks from
Dr. Bruce N. Ames
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of California, Berkeley,
Senior Scientist for the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute

and comments from
Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, Sc.D., M.PH., M.S.
President & Founder, American Council on Science and Health
Editor, America's War on "Carcinogens"

Tuesday, April 19, 2005
7:45 am – Continental breakfast
8:00 to 9:00 am – Program

Special: Bring one guest for free

For U.S. regulatory agencies, high-dose animal testing is the gold standard for assessing which substances pose a human cancer risk. But is this really the most scientifically valid, cost-effective approach? Or, does it unnecessarily exaggerate risk factors and divert limited resources that might be more productively applied to identifying and battling actual, as opposed to hypothetical, human cancer threats?

Increasingly, scientists are questioning this long-standing approach to cancer risk assessment. In a new publication by the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), America's War on "Carcinogens", over 50 nationally renowned scientists have called for a thorough reassessment of this practice. In addition, ACSH has called on Congress to mandate regulatory reform to bring cancer risk assessment into line with scientific reality and the National Cancer Institute to take the lead in assisting the media and consumers to distinguish between real and hypothetical cancer risks.

Using the most up-to-date research, as detailed in America's War on "Carcinogens", ACSH president and founder Dr. Elizabeth Whelan will discuss the drawbacks of the animal testing system. She will also show us how the current regulatory approach compromises our understanding of cancer causation and slows the development of prevention technologies.

Dr. Whelan's presentation will be preceded by introductory remarks from Dr. Bruce Ames, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UC Berkeley and Senior Scientist for the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute. Dr. Ames will discuss what animal tests can and cannot tell us, and how they should be used in predicting human cancer risk.

Location:
Bankers Club
555 California Street, 52nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Cost: $25
Breakfast included
Bring a guest for free

RSVP by April 14th to:
Christina Donegan

To register:
RSVP with payment information by phone (415-955-6110) or via email at cdonegan@pacificresearch.org.

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