Physical Activity Across the Cancer Continuum From Prevention to Survival
Christine Friedenreich - Alberta Health Services & University of Calgary, Canada
July 2, 2012
15:00 DKFZ Main Auditorium
Host: Neli Ulrich
Biosketch Christine Friedenreich
Dr. Friedenreich is a cancer epidemiologist with the Department of Population Health Research of Alberta Health Services and an Adjunct Professor in the Faculties of Medicine and Kinesiology of the University of Calgary (U of C). She holds a Health Senior Scholar career award from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.Dr. Friedenreich completed her doctorate in Epidemiology at the University of Toronto in 1990 and postdoctoral work at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France and at the U of C between 1990 to1994.She has been a Research Scientist at AHS since 1995 and was the Leader for Population Health Research from 2001-2011. In 2004-5, Dr. Friedenreich was the Visiting Scientist at the IARC. Dr Friedenreich’s research is focused on understanding the role of physical activity in reducing the risk of developing cancer and in improving quality of life and survival after cancer diagnosis.
