PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Maria
ED  - Offit, Kenneth
TI  - Genomics and Cancer Prevention
DP  - 2013 Aug 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 8--9
VI  - 13
IP  - 6
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/6/8.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/6/8.full
AB  - Dr. Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA, received the 2013 ASCO-American Cancer Society Award. In his lecture on the use of genetic information as a tool for cancer prevention, Dr. Offit discussed the enormous social, ethical, and legal challenges in the field of oncology, and further highlighted opportunities for change in the practice of medicine.