The Human Side of Cancer
Jimmie Holland, M.D.
7 p.m., Thursday, September 16
Mercer Auditorium, Memorial University Medical Center
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The community is invited to this free lecture sponsored by the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. Jimmie Holland, M.D., is a psychiatrist and pioneer in the field of psycho-oncology. For more than 30 years, she has helped patients, their families, and medical teams cope with the psychological impact of cancer. In a book she co-authored with Sheldon Lewis, entitled The Human Side of Cancer, Holland shares information about what it’s like to face a life-threatening illness and what truly helps while on the cancer journey. She has received many awards for her work, including the American Cancer Society Medal of Honor for Clinical Research and the American Psychiatric Association’s Presidential Commendation. Holland practices at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. No tickets required. For more information, call 912-350-8527.

Early Environmental Origins of Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., M.Sc.
7 p.m., Thursday, November 11
Mercer Auditorium, Memorial University Medical Center

The community is invited to this free lecture sponsored by the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., M.Sc., is a pediatrician and epidemiologist. He is also a recognized leader in the fields of public health and preventive medicine. His research on lead poisoning in children helped persuade the U.S. government to pass stricter lead removal laws that have dramatically decreased the incidence of childhood lead poisoning in the last 25 years. Landrigan also helped develop the National Children’s Study, the largest study of children’s health and environment ever launched in the United States. In addition, he was involved in the medical and epidemiologic studies that followed the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Landrigan is professor and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. No tickets required. For more information, call 912-350-8527.