Incorporating Metabolic Surgery and Pharmacotherapy to Optimize Outcomes for People with Obesity

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Event Type:
Webinar
Date:
October 26, 2026
Time:
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET

Event Series

Obesity and Cancer

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In this webinar, Dr. Anita Courcoulas will describe the impact of obesity on cancer. She will then examine the current evidence for the role of weight loss induced by different treatment modalities, on health and cancer risk. Following this, she will elucidate potential biologic mechanisms for these effects. Finally, Dr. Courcoulas will outline future research directions for the multi-modal treatment of obesity. 

This webinar is part of the NCI Obesity & Cancer Webinar Series, which aims to foster cross-disciplinary research on obesity that can help prevent, treat, and/or control cancer. 

Reasonable Accommodations 
Closed captioning will be available to all participants. Individuals who need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact ncidccpsbrpadvances@mail.nih.gov. Requests should be made at least five business days in advance of the event.

Speaker

Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH, FACS
Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH, FACS

Anthony M. Harrison, MD Chair and Professor of Surgery,  
Distinguished Professor of Surgery,  
Chief, Minimally Invasive Bariatric & General Surgery,  
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center


Moderators

Ed Sauter, MD, PhD

Medical and Program Officer, Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Research Group  
NCI Division of Cancer Prevention
 

Tanya Agurs-Collins, PhD, RD

 Program Director, Behavioral Research Program  
NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences