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Dr. Austin to discuss TCE and cancer at View-Master Health Study Citizens Advisory Group meeting Tuesday (OR)
by Neil Fischbein on Saturday, June 9, 2007 [Permalink] [0 Comments]
We recently received the following announcement from our friends at VOTE - Victims of TCE Exposure in Oregon:
Meeting Notice
View-Master Health Study Citizens Advisory Group (VMHS CAG)
Tuesday, June 12, 2007, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Conference Room, Beaverton Library [Google map]
(SW Hall and Fifth St.)

Tentative Agenda:

1. Introductions (5 min.)
2. Approval of minutes of the April meeting. (5 min.)
3. Quick Reports (charter, letters). (10 min.)
4. Discussion with Dr. Don Austin. Dr. Austin is an M.D., an epidemiologist, and a co-investigator on the proposed View-Master health study. He will discuss with us the formation of the Oregon Cancer Registry, and talk about a few specific cancers thought to be associated with TCE. (50 min.)
5. Next meeting: September (probably Thursday, Sept. 27) (5 Min.)

Please notice that we are meeting on a Tuesday evening in order to accommodate Dr. Austin's schedule. We are meeting at 6:00, our customary time, because the library closes at 8:00.

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