Radon and Lung Cancer
Webinar Series
NCCEH Webinar
Webinar Date
June 18, 2015, All day
Speaker
Anne-Marie Nicol, PhD
Tom Kosatsky, MD
Sarah Henderson, PhD
Body
House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
On June 18, 2015, Dr. Tom Kosatsky, NCCEH Scientific Director, Dr. Anne-Marie Nicol, NCCEH Knowledge Translation Scientist, and Dr. Sarah Henderson, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Senior Scientist were invited to present before the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Health, Ottawa. The Committee assembled a panel of experts with the intention of exploring questions related to radon and other causes (other than smoking) of lung cancer. Detailed minutes and transcript can be accessed through the Parliament of Canada website.
Presentations:
- Radon and Lung Cancer
Anne-Marie Nicol, Knowledge Translation Scientist, NCCEH - Lung cancer, smoking (not), and radon: Public health policy for Canada
Tom Kosatsky, Medical Director/Scientific Director, BCCDC/NCCEH - Radon risk areas and lung cancer mortality trends in British Columbia
Sarah Henderson, Senior Scientist, BCCDC