American Cancer Society

Google Tech Talk
July 29, 2008

ABSTRACT

Dr. Elmer E. Huerta is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the Latin American Cancer Research Coalition (LACRC) and a member of the LACRC Steering Committee. He is currently the President of the American Cancer Society and the Founder and Director of the Cancer Preventorium at the Washington Cancer Institute in the Washington Hospital Center, the only cancer prevention/screening service for Latinos in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. The goal of the clinic is to encourage preventive screenings; therefore, the clinic is open to patients who do not have any disease symptoms.

Born in Peru, Dr. Huerta obtained his medical degree at the University of San Marcos in 1981. Trained in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology in Peru, he completed a fellowship in oncology research at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center in 1988, a residence in internal medicine at St. Agnes Hospital in 1991, an M.P.H. at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1992, and a fellowship in Cancer Prevention and Control at the National Cancer Institute in 1994.

Through his educational work, Dr. Huerta has gained a high degree of respect and trust in the Hispanic community at the local, national, and international levels. Since 1989, Dr. Huerta's daily radio show Cuidando su Salud (Taking Care of Your Health) has provided daily disease prevention and health promotion messages to Hispanics on a Washington, DC-area Spanish-language station. Dr. Huerta also hosts El Consultorio Comunitario (The Community Clinic of the Air), a daily talk radio program, and cohosts Hablemos de Salud (Let's Talk About Health), a weekly television program. In the Washington area, the programs can be found on Radio America 1540 AM and Telemundo, respectively. His shows, which are syndicated nationally, reach 90 percent of the Spanish-speaking population in the United States and are distributed throughout Latin America.


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[lickdacat2]

There is a cure for cancer, the researchers, medical and drug mafias are blocking it to keep the money rolling in. They own the FDA who is blocking Dr Burzynski, using swat teams, arresting him, trying to send him to prison, all for developing a successful cure for cancer.

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This documentary will blow your socks off!

[maxinatlanta]

Awakening blog has 14 cancer cure documentaries google

[shortyfry85]

Hey Gonzalo ,,this is hugo and I looking a organisation ,can help my mother she have cancer de ovario..for cover the bills , her livining in mexico ...a ella la operaran en esta semana y no tengo dinero para cubrir los gastos de ella ..dame un mensaje de regreso cuando lees este mensaje.gracias .....greikc_conosco@hotmail.co­m

[milton0599]

y eso que soy colombiano

[milton0599]

no entiendo pero Argentina es el mejor pais del mundo

[FABRISON1]

Cancer is serious business. burzynski movie dot com

[KnifemakingUnplugged]

Why isn't the American Cancer Society taking a serious look at Hemp Oil as a possible cure for cancer? There are many people who testify to the fact that it is a cure for cancer. Isn't that something that the ACS should take a serious look into?

[Muturr]

Ta q homrbrepuedes saber mucho de medicina pero eres el verdadero imbecil jajaja

[smartinist]

The ACS. The best lobbying group that money can buy! All the proceeds goes into their paychecks while the volunteers kill themselves for the sick.

[Keporu]

Interesting.