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Cancer Prevention Symposium: Cancer & Obesity

On Friday, May 21, the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University will host the Cancer Prevention Symposium: Cancer & Obesity. This year’s virtual conference will bring together leading experts and oncology professionals from across the nation to discuss biological mechanisms that may contribute to obesity-cancer linkage and interventions with the potential to reduce cancer recurrence risk or progression and improve quality of life.

Register now for the May 21 event

Event Details

Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center

Friday, May 21, 2021

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Time

Virtual Event

Zoom link will be provided to registrants. Admission is complimentary but registration is required. Video recordings of the meeting will be available to all registrants through June 4.

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Program Details

Topics

  • The Impact of Obesity on Cancer Risk
  • Metabolic Aspects of Cancer and Obesity
  • Time-Restricted Feeding
  • Dietary and Physical Activity Interventions

Speakers

Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH
Penn State Cancer Institute

Stephen Hursting, PhD
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Satchidananda Panda, PhD
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD
O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Michael Pollak, MD
McGill University

Credits

This activity has been submitted to the Ohio Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Ohio Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)

Target Audience: This activity is intended for scientists, nurses, social workers, and other allied healthcare professionals in the field of oncology.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Analyze the biological mechanisms that cause obesity to increase cancer risk.
  • Evaluate effects of physical activity interventions on cancer risk and prognosis.
  • Analyze effects of dietary interventions on cancer risk and prognosis.
  • Discuss the effects of intermittent fasting/time-restricted feeding weight loss and cancer risk.
  • Evaluate the implementation of obesity treatment (and other preventive care) in oncology. 

Planning Committee

Chairs

Bonnie Spring, PhD
Lurie Cancer Center

Seema Khan, MD
Lurie Cancer Center

Daniela Matei, MD
Lurie Cancer Center

Nurse Planner

Karen Kinahan, DNP, APN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Lurie Cancer Center Cancer Survivorship Institute

Additional Information

For additional information about the event, please contact cancer@northwestern.edu.

For additional information about the Cancer Prevention Research Program, please see their webpage.