Three Join North American Branch

Three distinguished cancer experts recently joined the Board of Directors of INCTR's North American Branch.

Carolyn Aldigé is President of the Cancer Research Foundation of America and also serves as President of the National Coalition for Cancer Research, an organization dedicated to educating policymakers and the general public about the value of cancer investigations.

Dr. Ronald Barr is a pediatric oncologist, educated at the University of Glasgow and currently Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology and Medicine and Chief of Service, Hematology-Oncology at the Children's Hospital, McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. Previously, he had been a member of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Nairobi, assisting in the establishment of the first medical school in Kenya. Dr. Barr also is a member of the Treatment Committee of the UICC and the Committee for Pediatric Oncology in Developing Countries of the International Society for Pediatric Oncology.

Dr. Elmer Huerta received his medical education in Peru before completing a fellowship in oncology and a master's degree in public health at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Cancer Prevention and Control at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Huerta is director of the Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening Center at the Washington Cancer Institute. His popular radio program "Cuidando su Salud" (Taking Care of Your Health) is broadcast on more than 70 radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico. He also serves as President and Founder of Prevencion, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing educational materials to the Latino community in the United States.