The associate director for cancer prevention and control at the University of Arizona Cancer Center, Thomson will give a public talk next month about diet and cancer as part of the "Bear Down. Beat Cancer" lecture series that the UA Cancer Center is sponsoring in partnership with the Tucson Jewish Community Center.This free lecture is open to the public is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road.Thomson is expected to talk about inconsistencies in cancer research studies, as well as give advice about things we can all do quickly to help reduce the risk of cancer.The talk is the  third of a four-part lecture series about trends in cancer research and clinical care. The final talk, about breast cancer, is scheduled for May 4.
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