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AACR presents research award
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Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH, received the American Association for Cancer Research’s 2014 AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Prevention Research.
Colditz — associate director of prevention and control, professor of surgery and professor of medicine at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis — received the award at the 13th annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.
Colditz, who also serves as chief of the division of public health sciences and deputy director of the Institute for Public Health at Washington University School of Medicine, presented a lecture at the conference titled “Challenges and Opportunities in Breast Cancer Prevention.”
Graham A. Colditz
Colditz’s research has led to the development of statistical models that more accurately predict risks for several cancers and also offer insights into the role adolescent lifestyle can play in breast cancer prevention. He also has studied the associations between cancer and obesity, as well as cancer and tobacco.
“It is an honor to receive this recognition for cancer prevention research that would not be possible without a team of outstanding collaborators and strong institutional support from Siteman,” Colditz said in a press release. “The global burden of breast cancer — one in four cancers diagnosed among women worldwide — and the emerging evidence on childhood and adolescent lifestyle means we must shift our focus to earlier life to stand a chance of significantly reducing the burden of breast cancer now and for future generations.”