Canaries in the Coal Mine: What We Can Learn about Aging from Survivors of Childhood Cancer

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Event Type:
Webinar
Date:
January 14, 2020

Webinar

Event Material

PowerPoint Presentation (PDF, 2.98 MB)

Event Series

Perspectives on Cancer and Aging

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In this webinar, two speakers reviewed the aging phenotype observed in cancer survivors and related risk factors uncovered by studies conducted in survivor cohorts.

The webinar also reviewed molecular and biological indicators of aging noted in survivors with an aging phenotype. Lastly, potential physical and pharmacological opportunities for intervention were discussed.

This webinar is part of the Perspectives on Cancer and Aging: Arti Hurria Memorial Webinar Series. It is co-hosted by NCI’s Behavioral Research Program and the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program.

 

Speakers

Kirsten K. Ness, P.T., Ph.D., F.A.P.T.A.
Kirsten K. Ness, P.T., Ph.D., F.A.P.T.A.

Physical Therapist and Clinical Epidemiologist,
Member, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control,
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Monica Gramatges, M.D., Ph.D.
Monica Gramatges, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Co-Director, Long-Term Survivor Program,
Texas Children's Hospital,
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
Baylor College of Medicine

Moderators

Jennifer Guida, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Cancer Research Training Award Fellow,
Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch,
Behavioral Research Program

Lisa Gallicchio, Ph.D.

Program Director,
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch,
Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program

Last Updated
February 17, 2022