FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON NUTRITION AND CANCER May 19-23, 2008 ANTALYA, TURKEY On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to extend a warm invitation to all interested in the field of cancer and nutrition to attend the First International Congress on Nutrition and Cancer to be held in Antalya, Turkey on May 19-23, 2008. We will have a program packed with outstanding lectures, including keynote talks, plenary sessions, oral presentations and poster discussions. In addition, social programs will be planned for the evenings. There will also be pre- and post-meeting trips to popular tourist destinations such as Mount Nemrut, Kapadokya (Cappadocia), Efes (Ephesus), Antalya and the Turkish Riviera, Bodrum (Halicarnassus), Ankara and Istanbul. The program will include presentations by leading basic, clinical, and epidemiologic scientists on the latest discoveries in their areas. Attendance at this conference will be an efficient way to keep current in a rapidly changing field. Exciting sessions will be devoted to oxidative stress and inflammation; nutrition, physical activity, and obesity; nutrigenomics; epigenetics; chemoprevention. Sessions will integrate the key disciplines of clinical, behavioral, animal model, and epidemiologic research. The meeting location, Antalya is a beautiful city with thousands of years of history. It is a major tourist destination known as the Turkish Riviera in southern Turkey. The city is known for its rich history, mild climate, beautiful beaches and snow covered mountains, where people can swim and ski on the same day. We look forward to seeing you in Antalya for this outstanding conference. 1
HONORARY CHAIRMEN: Mustafa Akaydin Rector, Akdeniz University, Antalya, TURKEY Mehmet Hamdi Muz Rector, Firat University, Elazig, TURKEY CONFERENCE CHAIRMEN: Fikri Icli, TURKEY (icli@dialup.ankara.edu.tr) Omer Kucuk, USA (kucuko@karmanos.org) Hasan Mukhtar, USA (hmukhtar@dermatology.wisc.edu) Kazim Sahin, TURKEY (ksahin@firat.edu.tr) Murat Tuncer, TURKEY (mt@hacettepe.edu.tr) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Herman Adlercreutz, FINLAND (herman.adlercreutz@helsinki.fi) Yusuf Bayraktar, TURKEY (bayrak@hacettepe.edu.tr) Gaspar Ros Berruezo, SPAIN (gros@um.es) Maria Borawska, POLAND (borawska@amb.edu.pl) Ayhan Cavdar, TURKEY (acavdar@tuba.gov.tr) M. Akif Ciftcioglu, TURKEY (akifmehmet@mynet.com) Leonard Cohen, USA (lac65@earthlink.net) Andreas Constantinou, CYPRUS (andreasc@ucy.ac.cy) Gokhan Hotamisligil, USA (ghotamis@hsph.harvard.edu) Fikri Icli, TURKEY (icli@dialup.ankara.edu.tr) Nesrin Kartal-Ozer, TURKEY (nkozer@marmara.edu.tr) Omer Kucuk, USA (kucuko@karmanos.org) Hasan Mukhtar, USA (hmukhtar@dermatology.wisc.edu) Herbert Nieburgs, USA (journal@cancerprev.org) Hoyoku Nishino, JAPAN (hnishino@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp) Fahri Saatcioglu, NORWAY (fahri.saatcioglu@bio.uio.no) Kazim Sahin, TURKEY (ksahin@firat.edu.tr) Betty Schwartz, ISRAEL (bschwart@agri.huji.ac.il) Young-Joon Surh, SOUTH KOREA (surh@plaza.snu.ac.kr) Nurdan Tacyildiz, TURKEY (nurdantacyildiz@yahoo.com) Murat Tuncer, TURKEY (mt@hacettepe.edu.tr) Idris Yucel, TURKEY (iyucel@omu.edu.tr) LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: İbrahim Halil Bahçecioglu, TURKEY (ihbahcecioglu@yahoo.com) M. Akif Ciftcioglu, TURKEY (akifmehmet@mynet.com) Necip Ilhan, TURKEY (nilhan@firat.edu.tr) Kazim Sahin, TURKEY (ksahin@firat.edu.tr) Nurhan Sahin, TURKEY (nsahin@firat.edu.tr) Burhan Savas, TURKEY (savasb@akdeniz.edu.tr) Murat Tuncer, TURKEY (murat.tuncer@saglik.gov.tr ) Mehmet Tuzcu, TURKEY (mtuzcu@firat.edu.tr) 2
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD Herman Adlercreutz, FINLAND (herman.adlercreutz@helsinki.fi) Angelo Azzi (angelo.azzi@mci.unibe.ch) Yusuf Bayraktar, TURKEY (bayrak@hacettepe.edu.tr) H. Tanju Besler, TURKEY (htbf@hacettepe.edu.tr) Maria Borawska, POLAND (borawska@amb.edu.pl) Ayhan Cavdar, TURKEY (acavdar@tuba.gov.tr) M. Akif Ciftcioglu, TURKEY (akifmehmet@mynet.com) Leonard Cohen, USA (lac65@earthlink.net) Andreas Constantinou, CYPRUS (andreasc@ucy.ac.cy) Ping Dou, USA (doup@karmanos.org) Edward Giovannucci, USA (edward.giovannucci@channing.harvard.edu) Regina Goralczyk, SWITZERLAND (regina.goralczyk@dsm.com) Gokhan Hotamisligil, USA (ghotamis@hsph.harvard.edu) Turgay Isbir, TURKEY (tisbir@superonline.com) Vijaya Juturu, USA (vjuturu@nutrition21.com) Emin Kansu, TURKEY (ekansu@ada.net.tr) Nesrin Kartal-Ozer, TURKEY (nkozer@marmara.edu.tr) Frederick Khachik, USA (khachik@umd.edu) Omer Kucuk, USA (kucuko@karmanos.org) Tezer Kutluk, TURKEY (tkutluk@tr.net) Carlo LaVecchia, ITALY (lavecchia@marionegri.it) Adhip Majumdar, USA (majumdar@med.wayne.edu) Mark Messina, USA (markm@olympus.net) Mohsen Meydani, USA (mohsen.meydani@tufts.edu) Simin Nikbin Meydani (smeydani@hnrc.tufts.edu) John Milner, USA (jm524n@nih.gov) Hasan Mukhtar, USA (hmukhtar@dermatology.wisc.edu) Herbert Nieburgs, USA (journal@cancerprev.org) Hoyoku Nishino, JAPAN (hnishino@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp) Ananda Prasad, USA (prasada@karmanos.org) Fahri Saatcioglu, NORWAY (fahri.saatcioglu@bio.uio.no) Kazim Sahin, TURKEY (ksahin@firat.edu.tr) Betty Schwartz, ISRAEL (bschwart@agri.huji.ac.il) Yoav Sharoni, ISRAEL (yoav@bgu.ac.il) Young-Joon Surh, SOUTH KOREA (surh@plaza.snu.ac.kr) Karin Wertz, SWITZERLAND (karin.wertz@dsm.com) Walter Willett, USA (wwillett@hsph.harvard.edu) Suayib Yalcin, TURKEY (syalcin@hacettepe.edu.tr) Idris Yucel, TURKEY (iyucel@omu.edu.tr) 3
PROGRAM KEYNOTE ADDRESSES Day 1: Nutrition and cancer (Walter Willett) Day 2: Diet and cancer (Carlo LaVecchia) Day 3: Nutritional genomics and cancer prevention (John Milner) Day 4: Diagnosis of precancerous and occult neoplasms (Herbert Nieburgs) SESSIONS Plenary Session 1: Cancer and Nutrition 1. Cancer Burden in Turkey (Murat Tuncer) 2. Hypercholesterolemia and age related diseases: role of vitamin E (Nesrin Kartal-Ozer) 3. Genetic polymorphisms and response to nutrients (Tanju Besler) 4. Nutritional modulation of immunity (Simin Meydani) Plenary Session 2: Carotenoids 1. Tomato carotenoids, other phytonutrients: prevention by inhibiting sex hormones (Yoav Sharoni) 2. Carotenoids and lung carcinogenesis (Regina Goralczyk) 3. A method to predict synergy between phytonutrients in activation of ARE (Yossi Levy) 4. Lycopene metabolism and tissue levels (Fred Khachik) 5. Skin protective effects of micronutrients (Wilhelm Stahl) Plenary Session 3: Carotenoids 1. Lycopene therapy of HGPIN and LUTS (N.K. Mohanty) 2. Lycopene s mechanism of action in prostate cancer (Karin Wertz) 3. Lycopene use in urologic cancers (Neil Barber) 4. Lycopene and soy isoflavones in prostate cancer treatment (Omer Kucuk) Plenary Session 4: Polyphenols 1. Molecular mechanisms of green tea polyphenols (Ping Dou) 2. Green tea and prostate cancer (Hasan Mukhtar) 3. Dietary polyphenols, inflammation and cancer (Mohsen Meydani) 4. Chemopreventive phytochemicals in spices and herbs (Young-Joon Surh) Plenary Session 5: Polyphenols 1. Lignans and cancer (Herman Adlercreutz) 2. Soy and breast cancer (Andreas Constantinou) 3. Soy and cancer (Mark Messina) 4. Pomegranate in Prostate and lung cancer (Hasan Mukhtar) Plenary Session 6: Diet and Nutrition 1. Phytochemicals in hepatocellular cancer prevention (Hoyoku Nishino) 2. Curcumin in colon cancer prevention (Adhip Majumdar) 3. Impact of nutrition on gastric cancer in Turkey (Suayib Yalcin) 4. Nutritional prevention of uterine leiomyoma (Kazim Sahin) Plenary Session 7: Diet and Nutrition 1. Molecular mechanisms of alpha-tocopherol (Angelo Azzi) 2. Inflammation and metabolic disorders (Gokhan Hotamisligil) 3. STAMPS: Nutritional response and role in prostate carcinogenesis (Fahri Saatcioglu) 4. Natural anti-angiogenic molecules (Betty Schwartz) Plenary Session 8: Trace elements 1. Zinc and selenium in lymphoma (Ayhan Cavdar) 2. Zinc in cancer prevention and treatment (Ananda Prasad) 3. Effects of diet on selenium concentration of serum in patients with cancer (Maria Borawska) 4. Avemar (wheat germ extract) in cancer prevention and treatment (Andras Telekes) 5. Preclinical SELECT trial for prostate cancer (Nihal Ahmad) 4
SPEAKERS: Herman Adlercreutz, FINLAND (herman.adlercreutz@helsinki.fi) Nihal Ahmad, USA (nahmad@dermatology.wisc.edu) Angelo Azzi, SWITZERLAND (angelo.azzi@mci.unibe.ch) Neil Barber, UK (neil.barber@fph-tr.nhs.uk) H. Tanju Besler, TURKEY (htbf@hacettepe.edu.tr) Maria Borawska, POLAND (borawska@amb.edu.pl) Ayhan Cavdar, TURKEY (acavdar@tuba.gov.tr) Andreas Constantinou, CYPRUS (andreasc@ucy.ac.cy) Ping Dou, USA (doup@karmanos.org) Regina Goralczyk, SWITZERLAND (regina.goralczyk@dsm.com) Gokhan Hotamisligil, USA (ghotamis@hsph.harvard.edu) Nesrin Kartal-Ozer, TURKEY (nkozer@marmara.edu.tr) Frederick Khachik, USA (khachik@umd.edu) Omer Kucuk, USA (kucuko@karmanos.org) Carlo LaVecchia, ITALY (lavecchia@marionegri.it) Yossi Levy, ISRAEL (yoav@bgu.ac.il) Adhip Majumdar, USA (majumdar@med.wayne.edu) Mark Messina, USA (markm@olympus.net) Mohsen Meydani, USA (mohsen.meydani@tufts.edu) Simin Nikbin Meydani, USA (simin.meydani@tufts.edu) John Milner, USA (jm524n@nih.gov) N. K. Mohanty, INDIA (mohantynk@hotmail.com) Hasan Mukhtar, USA (hmukhtar@dermatology.wisc.edu) Herbert Nieburgs, USA (journal@cancerprev.org) Hoyoku Nishino, JAPAN (hnishino@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp) Ananda Prasad, USA (prasada@karmanos.org) Fahri Saatcioglu, NORWAY (fahri.saatcioglu@bio.uio.no) Kazim Sahin, TURKEY (ksahin@firat.edu.tr) Betty Schwartz, ISRAEL (bschwart@agri.huji.ac.il) Yoav Sharoni, ISRAEL (yoav@bgu.ac.il) Wilhelm Stahl, GERMANY (wilhelm.stahl@uni-duesseldorf.de) Young-Joon Surh, SOUTH KOREA (surh@plaza.snu.ac.kr) Andras Telekes, HUNGARY (telekes@oncol.hu) Murat Tuncer, TURKEY (murat.tuncer@saglik.gov.tr) Suayib Yalcin, TURKEY (syalcin@hacettepe.edu.tr) Karin Wertz, SWITZERLAND (karin.wertz@dsm.com) Walter Willett, USA (wwillett@hsph.harvard.edu) 5
DAILY PROGRAM Day 1 (Monday, May 19) 13:00 18:00 Registration 18:00 19:30 Opening ceremony and keynote address 1 19:30 21:30 Reception Day 2 (Tuesday, May 20) Session 1 (8:00-10:00) Session 2 (10:30 13:00) Lunch Poster session (17:00 18:30) Keynote address 2 (18:30 19:30) Dinner/Party Day 3 (Wednesday, May 21) Session 3 (8:00 10:00) Session 4 (10:30 13:00) Lunch Poster session (17:00 18:30) Keynote address 3 (18:30 19:30) Dinner/Party Day 4 Thursday, (May 22) Session 5 (8:00-10:00) Session 6 (10:30 13:00) Lunch Poster session (17:00-19:00) Gala dinner Day 5 (Friday, May 23) Session 7 (8:00 10:00) Session 8 (10:30 13:00) Closing remarks (13:00) EXCURSIONS AND TOURS: Ephesus Aspendos Bodrum Istanbul Cappadocia Nemrut 6