SCIENTIFIC SEMINARS
April 1, 1976 March 31, 1977

Seven scientific seminars were supported by the Program during the period April 1, 1976 through March 31, 1977: three on the mainland U.S.A., two in Hawaii, and two in Japan. These seminars are listed below according to the program areas. For each seminar, the title, location, date, number of participants and observers from each country, and organizers are given.

CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS
Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23-26, 1977
Organizers:
Harry V. Gelboin
Chief, Chemistry Branch, NCI
Paul Ts’o
Professor and Director, Division of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University
Chikayoshi Nagata
Chief, Biophysics Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute
Participants and Observers:
United States 53
Japan 10

ANALYTICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Epidemiological Research on Cancer High Risk Groups (with special reference to the U.S.-Japan comparison of cancer patterns), Tokyo, Japan, October 8-9, 1976
Organizers:
Robert W. Miller
Head, Epidemiology Division, DCCP, NCI
Takeshi Hirayama
Head, Division of Epidemiology, National Cancer Center Research Institute
Participants and Observers:
United States 5
Japan 9

BREAST CANCER
Breast Cancer and Diet Epidemiology, Seattle, Washington, March 14-15, 1977
Organizers:
Guy R. Newell
Deputy Director, NCI
Takeshi Hirayama
Head, Division of Epidemiology, National Cancer Center Research Institute
Participants and Observers:
United States 15
Japan 7

LUNG CANCER
Multidisciplinary Treatment of Lung Cancer in an Attempt to Improve the Survival Time, Beverly Hills, California, March 1-2, 1977
Organizers:
Oleg S. Selawry
Deputy Director for Intramural Affairs, Comprehensive Cancer Center for the State of Florida at the University of Miami School of Medicine-Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Yuichi Yamamura
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Osaka University
Participants and Observers:
United States 11
Japan 6

URINARY BLADDER CANCER
Etiology of Bladder Cancer, Kyoto, Japan, September 26-28, 1976
Organizers:
George T. Bryan
Professor, Clinical Oncology and Surgery, University of Wisconsin Center for Health Sciences
Osamu Yoshida
Professor, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Participants and Observers:
United States 7
Japan 15

CYTOLOGY
Automated Cytology, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 26-27, 1976
Organizers:
Richard A. Malmgren
Professor of Pathology, The George Washington University Medical Center
Kiyoji Kimura
Deputy Director, National Cancer Center Hospital
Participants and Observers:
United States 8
Japan 12

METASTASIS
Workshop on Metastasis-Fundamental Approaches to the Mechanism of Formation, Prevention, and Treatment, Kona, Hawaii, May 26-28, 1976
Organizers:
Philip G. Stansly
Program Director for Viral Oncology, Division of Cancer Research Resources and Centers, NCI
Haruo Sato
Professor, Research Institute for Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Cancer, Tohoku University
Participants and Observers:
United States 11
Japan 8

HIGH LET RADIATION THERAPY
High LET Radiation Therapy Workshop, Berkeley, California, September 14-18, 1976
Organizers:
Glenn E. Sheline
Professor and Chairman of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco
Akira Tsuya
Head, Department of Radiology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Participants and Observers:
United States 14
Japan 9


SCIENTIFIC SEMINARS
April 1, 1977 March 31, 1978

Eight scientific seminars were supported by the Program during the period April 1, 1977 through March 31, 1978: two on the mainland U.S.A., two in Hawaii, and four in Japan. These seminars are listed below according to the program areas. For each seminar, the title, location, date, and the number of participants and observers from each country are given.

CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS
Role of DNA Repair and Misrepair in Radiation and Chemical Carcinogenesis, Kyoto, Japan, December 12-14, 1977
Organizers:
Arthur C. Upton
Director, National Cancer Institute I. Bernard Weinstein Professor of Pathology, Columbia University
Tsutomu Sugahara
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Hiraku Takebe
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Participants and Observers:
United States 8
Japan 38
Third Country 4

CANCER VIROLOGY
Origin and Function of Oncogenic Sequences in RNA Tumor Viruses, Pasadena, California, May 31-June 1, 1977
Organizers:
Yohei Ito
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Robert M. McAllister
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
Participants and Observers:
United States 11
Japan 8

CANCER IMMUNOLOGY
Immunology of Cancer and its Fundamental Basis, Osaka, Japan, September 16-17, 1977
Organizers:
Yuichi Yamamura
Professor, Osaka University Medical School
William D. Terry
Associate Director for Immunology, National Cancer Institute
Participants and Observers:
United States 9
Japan 27

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY
Seminar on Antitumor Antibiotics, San Francisco, California, May 12-13, 1977
Organizers:
Stephen K. Carter
Director, Northern California Cancer Program
Yoshio Sakurai
Director, Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Participants and Observers:
United States 20
Japan 11

BREAST CANCER
Hormones and Receptors in Breast Cancer, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 6-7, 1978
Organizers:
William L. McGuire
Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Health Science Center
Haruo Sugano
Director, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Participants and Observers:
United States 11
Japan 7

LUNG CANCER
Multidisciplinary Treatment of Lung Cancer, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 1-3, 1978
Organizers:
Oleg S. Selawry
Deputy Director for Intramural Affairs, The University of Miami School of Medicine
Yuichi Yamamura
Professor, Osaka University Medical School
Participants and Observers:
United States 7
Japan 6

HIGH LET RADIATION THERAPY
High LET Radiation Therapy Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, September 29-30, 1977
Organizers:
Glenn E. Sheline
Professor and Vice-Chairman of Radiation Oncology, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco
Akira Tsuya
Head, Department of Radiology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Participants and Observers:
United States 9
Japan 25

CYTOLOGY
Automated Cytology, Hakone, Japan, April 28-29, 1977
Organizers:
Chester J. Herman
Head, Quantiative Cytology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute
Kiyoji Kimura
Vice-Director, National Cancer Center Hospital
Participants and Observers:
United States 7
Japan 10



SEMINARS AND MEETINGS
April 1976 September 1977

During the period April 1976 through September 1977, the following participants presented papers at the seminars or workshops listed below by program area.

CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS
International Conference on Polycyclic Hydrocarbon Carcinogenesis: Chemistry, Biology and Environment, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23-26, 1977

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


CANCER IMMUNOLOGY
Immunotherapy of Cancer and its Fundamental Basis, Osaka, Japan, September 16-17, 1977

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


CANCER VIROLOGY
Symposium on Origin and Function of Oncogenic Sequences in RNA Tumor Viruses, Pasadena, California, May 31-June 1, 1977

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


METASTASIS
Workshop on Metastasis: Fundamental Approaches to the Mechanism of Formation, Prevention, and Treatment, Kona, Hawaii, May 26-28, 1977

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


LUNG CANCER
Third Joint Seminar on Lung Cancer, Los Angeles, California, March 1-2, 1977

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


BREAST CANCER
United States-Japan Breast Cancer, Diet, and Epidemiology Meeting, Seattle, Washington, March 14-15, 1977

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


CANCER THERAPY
Symposium on Antitumor Antibiotics, San Francisco, California, May 12-13, 1977

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


CYTOLOGY
United States-Japan Seminar on Cancer Cytology, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 26-27, 1976

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


Cytology Workshop, Hakone, Japan, April 28-29, 1977

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


URINARY BLADDER CANCER
Etiology of Bladder Cancer, Kyoto, Japan, September 26-28, 1976

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


HIGH LET RADIATION THERAPY
High LET Radiation Therapy Seminar, Berkeley, California, September 14-18, 1976

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


High LET Radiation Therapy Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, September 29-30, 1977

UNITED STATES

JAPAN


ANALYTICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Workshop on Analytical Epidemiology, Tokyo, Japan, October 8-9, 1976

UNITED STATES

JAPAN