| Monday, September 16 |
| 8:15 – 9:00 hours |
Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:30 hours |
Inauguration and welcome address (Shri. R P N Singh, Chairman, SSR Medical College, Belle Rive, Mauritius) |
| 9:30 - 9:45 hours |
Introductory talk - Cancer as a global health issue
Nicolas Magne, Professor and Consultant, Radiation Oncology, Jean Monnet Saint Etienne University, France |
| 9:45 - 10:00 hours |
Tea Break |
| 10:00 – 12:00 hours |
Session 1 - The global burden of cancer - Trends and Strategies |
| 10:00 – 10:15 hours |
Introduction to topics and speakers - Session Chairs |
| 10:15 – 10:45 hours |
Cancer registration in Mauritius
Shyam Manraj, National Cancer Registry Co-ordinator, Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, Mauritius |
| 10:45 – 11:15 hours |
Molecular strategies in cancer patients
John Crown, Professor and Consultant medical oncologist, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Ireland |
| 11:15 – 11:45 hours |
Optimization of cancer care in the elderly: the oncogeriatric approach
Mohun R K Bahadoor, Consultant, Department of Medicine, Jean Perrin Comprehensive Cancer Centre, France |
| 11:45 – 12:00 hours |
Discussion and conclusion remarks by Chairperson |
| 12:00 – 13:00 hours |
Lunch |
| 13:00 – 15:30 hours |
Session 2 - Cancers: Challenges and Opportunities |
| 13:00 – 13:15 hours |
Introduction to topics and speakers - Session Chairs |
| 13:15 - 13:45 hours |
Chemopreventive effects of traditional plant extracts in MNU related hepatocarcinogenisis
Theeshan Bahorun, Chair in Applied Biochemistry, National Research Chair, ANDI Centre of Excellence for Biomedical and Biomaterials Research, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius |
| 13:45 - 14:15 hours |
15-Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenase as a Potential Molecular Target for Chemoprevention
Hye-Kyung Na, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, South Korea |
| 14:15 - 14:45 hours |
Dietary biofactors in the management of cancer: Myth or Reality?
Vidushi S Neergheen-Bhujun, Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences, University of Mauritius, Mauritius |
| 14:45 - 15:15 hours |
Challenges and opportunities in cancer surgery
Nandish Mital, Department of Surgery, SSR Medical College, Mauritius |
| 15:15 - 15:30 hours |
Discussion and conclusion remarks by Chairperson |
| 15:30 - 16:00 hours |
Tea break |
| 16:00 - 17:00 hours |
Session 3 - Poster Session |
Tuesday, September 17 |
| 9:00 - 12:00 hours |
Session 4: Risk factors of cancers |
| 9:00 – 9:15 hours |
Introduction to topics and speakers - Session Chairs |
| 9:15 – 9:45 hours |
Risk factors of cancer and Nutrigenomics
Nasséra Chalabi, Scientific Director, Clinical & Translational Research Division Jean Perrin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| 9:45 – 10:30 hours |
Breast cancer management: from empiric approaches to biology-orientated individualized therapies
Jean-Marc Nabholtz, Chairman, Department of Medicine, Director, Devision of Clinical Research, Jean Perrin Comprehensive Centre of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| 10:30 – 11:00 hours |
Cancer Stem Cells and targeting them in colorectal cancers
Shrikant Anant, Associate Director-Prevention and Cancer Control, The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City KS 66160, USA |
| 11:00 - 11:15 hours |
Tea break |
| 11:15 – 11:45 hours |
Can tobacco use promote HCV-induced miR-122 hijacking and hepatocarcinogenesis?
Ethan Will Taylor, Department of Nanoscience, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2791 E. Lee St, Greensboro NC 27401, USA. |
| 11:15 – 12:15 hours |
The strategies to control prostate cancer by chemoprevention approaches
Rajesh Agarwal, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, CO 80045, USA |
| 12:15 – 12:45 hours |
Role of African diet in the occurrence of digestive and liver cancer
Kensese S. Mossanda, Research Coordinator, WSU (Walter Sisulu University), Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| 12:45 – 13:00 hours |
Discussion and conclusion remarks by Chairperson |
| 13:00 – 14:00 hours |
Lunch |
| 14:00 – 17:00 hours |
Session 5 – Prevention and Management of Cancer |
| 14:00 – 14:15 hours |
Introduction to topics and speakers - Session Chairs |
| 14:15 – 14:45 hours |
Anti-Inflammatory Life Style for Prevention and Treatment of Cancer: Facts and Fiction
Bharat B. Aggarwal, Chief, Cytokine Research Laboratory, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX 77054, USA |
| 14:45 – 15:15 hours |
The impact of nutrition and palliative care in the management of cancer
Okezie I Aruoma, Dean, American University of Health Sciences, Signal Hill, CA 90755, USA |
| 15:15 – 15:30 hours |
Tea break |
| 15:30 – 16:00 hours |
Cancer Chemoprevention with Bioactive Natural Products
Young-Joon Surh, Director, Tumor Microenvironment Global Core Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, South Korea |
| 16:00 – 16:30 hours |
Can dietary phytochemicals prevent hepatocellular carcinoma?
Anupam Bishayee, Founding Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, American University of Health Sciences, Signal Hill, CA 90755, USA |
| 16:30 – 17:00 hours |
Discussion and conclusion remarks by Chairperson |
Wednesday, September 18 |
| 9:00 - 11:00 hours |
Session 6 – Cancer nanotechnology, Stem cell and Drug Development |
| 9:00 – 9:15 hours |
Introduction to topics and speakers - Session Chairs |
| 9:15 – 9:45 hours |
Anti-cancer nanodrugs
Dhanjay Jhurry, National Research Chair and Head, ANDI Centre of Excellence for Biomedical and Biomaterials Research, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius |
| 9:45 - 10:15 hours |
The role of nanoparticles in genotoxicity and cancer development
Volker H. Mersch-Sunderman, Director, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Freiburg University Medical Center, University of FreiburgInstitut für Umweltmedizin & Krankenhaushygiene, D-79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
| 10:15 – 10:45 hours |
Discussion and conclusion remarks by Chairperson |
| 10:45 - 11:30 hours |
Closing Ceremony, Prize giving, Lunch and Cultural Program |
