Webinar
Event Material
Event Series
Obesity and Cancer
This is the first webinar of a series that focuses on enhancing understanding of the intersection of cancer, obesity and disparities within racially-ethnically diverse populations. The initial webinar provided an overview of the intersection between cancer, obesity and disparities framed around a central question, “Why are individuals with obesity from racially/ethnically diverse backgrounds at increased risk for cancer?” A variety of perspectives from various contributing factors were presented. The next three webinars will address the intersectionality from each of the following research areas: basic/translational science, clinical, and community/environmental.
Speakers
![Elisa V. Bandera, M.D., Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Bandera_Elisa_4.jpg)
“Are They? What We Know and Don’t Know about Disparities in Associations between Obesity and Cancer”
Rutgers Cancer Institute
![Victoria Bae-Jump, M.D., Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/2021-04/bae-jump-vickie-headshot.jpg)
“Racial Disparities in Endometrial Cancer: Intersection of Obesity and Genomics”
UNC Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
![Marvella Elizabeth Ford, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Marvella%20Ford.png)
“Social and Environmental Contributors to Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Obesity”
Medical University of South Carolin
![Francesca Gany, M.D., MS](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Francesca%20Gany%20headshot.jpg)
“FOOD: Food to Overcome Outcomes Disparities”
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Discussant
![Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Lucille%20Adams-Campbell%20headshot.jpg)
Georgetown University
Moderator
National Cancer Institute