Medical Issues in Cancer Survivors Conference 2009
Advances in cancer treatment have resulted in a significant increase in the number of cancer survivors. In the United States alone, the number of cancer survivors is approximately 10 million; this number is expected to increase as therapies improve. These cancer survivors have unique complications and medical needs, for which research is being done and progress in workup and treatment has been made.
To address these issues, the Department of General Internal Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center hosted the first Medical Issues in Cancer Survivors Conference on Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The conference provided clinicians and researchers with an opportunity to exchange information, engage in debate, and serve as a sounding board for the development of future initiatives. Presentations focused on managing internal medicine issues in cancer patients and on facing the challenges of providing non-oncologic services in an environment of reduced federal support for health care and a shirking medical workforce.
Download the Conference Agenda (pdf)
Conference co-chairs
Ellen Manzullo, M.D.
Professor and Deputy Chair, Department of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Treatment and Emergency Care
Robert Gagel, M.D.
Division Head, Internal Medicine
Professor, Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders
Additional information
For information about the Medical Issues in Cancer Survivors Conference, contact Ellen Manzullo, M.D., at emanzull@mdanderson.org.
Presentations from the 2009 conference
All presentations are in Adobe Flash format and will open in a new browser window.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Welcome and Opening Remarks
John Mendelsohn, M.D., president, MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Perspective of a Physician Cancer Survivor
Martin N. Raber, M.D.
Models for Multidisciplinary Cancer Survivorship Care
Alma Rodriguez, M.D.
Issues in Breast Cancer Survivors
Patricia Ganz, M.D.
The Geriatric Cancer Survivor
James S. Goodwin, M.D.
Economics and Cancer Survivorship
Pamela Short, Ph.D.
Ethics and Cancer Survivorship
Rebecca Pentz, Ph.D.
Institutional Grand Rounds: Challenges of Targeted Therapy
Michael Kroll, M.D., Madeleine Duvic, M.D., and Aarif Y. Khakoo, M.D.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Surveillance for Second Malignancies in Colon Cancer Survivors
David S. Weinberg, M.D., MSC
Cardiac Issues in Cancer Survivors
Juan Carlos Plana, M.D.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Cancer Survivors
Vickie R. Shannon, M.D.
Cancer-Related Fatigue
Carmen P. Escalante, M.D.
Cognitive Function of Cancer Survivors
Christina A. Meyers, Ph.D.
Nutrition Issues in Cancer Survivors
Dana H. Martin, M.D.
Endocrine Issues in Cancer Survivors
Sai-Ching Jim Yeung, M.D., Ph.D.
Diet and Exercise
Karen M. Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., MPH and Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D.