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Experts
PCRM communications staff can arrange interviews with a variety
of experts around the country, including physicians and dietitians
who promote dietary approaches to cancer prevention and survival.
To arrange interviews, contact:
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Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
Cancer Project president and founder. Nutrition researcher. Author of
six books and many scientific articles on nutrition and health.
Directs numerous innovative campaigns to promote healthy eating.
Full-length bio >
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Paulette Chandler, M.D., M.P.H.
Member of The Cancer Project’s Advisory Board. Associate physician in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and a clinical instructor in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Full-length bio >
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Krista L. Haynes, R.D., L.D.
Staff dietitian for The Cancer Project. Her background includes research on the association between red and processed meat consumption and the risk of colorectal cancer and promoting increased fruit and vegetable consumption for chronic disease prevention in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s campaign. Ms. Haynes earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and completed her supervised dietetic internships through the Coordinated Program in Dietetics at The University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Haynes also holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications and has experience in public and media relations. |
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Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H.
Director of the Washington Center for Clinical Research, a subsidiary of PCRM. Designs and conducts clinical research activities and provides general oversight for clinical research coordination. Active clinical research projects include a multi-center study examining the effect of a low-fat vegan diet on glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes and a study that examines the effect of a low-fat vegan diet on weight control and work site costs.
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Amy J. Lanou, Ph.D.
Nutrition consultant and spokesperson for The Cancer Project. Author of Healthy
Eating for Life for Children. Former instructor at Cornell
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Jennifer K. Reilly, R.D.
Jennifer K. Reilly, R.D., is a nutrition consultant for The Cancer
Project, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization
dedicated to advancing new approaches to cancer prevention
and survival through nutrition education and research. Full-length bio > |
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Gordon Saxe, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.,
Assistant professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and a member of the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Saxe received his M.P.H. in Nutrition at Tulane University, his Ph.D. in Epidemiology at the University of Michigan, and his M.D. at Michigan State University. He completed residency training in preventive medicine at the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Saxe’s research has focused on the role of diet and lifestyle factors in breast and prostate cancer. His current research focuses on whether adoption of a plant-based diet, reinforced by stress reduction, can slow the progression
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