Survivorship Research
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2007 Events
Survivorship presentations in collaboration with the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Outcomes Program Seminar Series (COPRS).
January 9
Challenges in Primary Care with Cancer Survivors: Development of a Physician Survey
Presentation by: Sharon Bober, PhD
February 6
Suicide After Cancer: What We (Think) We Know
Presentation by: Christopher Recklitis, PhD, MPH
2006 Events
Survivorship presentations in collaboration with the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Outcomes Program Seminar Series (COPRS)
January 31
The Impact of an Exercise Intervention on Insulin Levels in Breast Cancer Survivors
Presentation by Jennifer A. Ligibel, MD
February 28
Outcomes Research, Pediatric Cancer Survivors, and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Presentation by Kevin C. Oeffinger, MD
March 28
Mental Health Service Utilization Among Long-Term Cancer Survivors
Presentation by Craig C. Earle, MD
June 13
Late Physical Effects in Breast Cancer Survivors: Understanding Biological Mechanisms as a Starting Point for Intervention
Presentation by Patricia A. Ganz, MD
December 5
Health Insurance Coverage in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The Childhood Cancer Survivors Study
Presentation by: Elyse Park, PhD
Visiting Scholars
February 27-28
Kevin C. Oeffinger, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Oeffinger is a family practice physician and director of Living Beyond Cancer: A Program for Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer, serving individuals ages 25 and older, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is also a researcher who has been very active in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
June 13-14
Patricia A. Ganz, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health
Dr. Ganz, professor of Health Services and Medicine at UCLA's School of Public Health, has devoted the past 20 years to the study of quality-of-life outcomes in cancer and other chronic diseases. Her research has led to several large clinical intervention trials in breast cancer as well as the integration of quality-of-life assessment. Her current research focuses on the late effects of cancer treatment as well as strategies by which to improve cancer screening and treatment in managed care health insurance plans.
Workshops
February 16-19
American Psychosocial Oncology Society 3rd Annual Conference
Amelia Island, Fla.
What's a Good Test for That? Selecting and Interpreting Measures of Health and Adjustment in Psychosocial Research
Christopher J. Recklitis, PhD, MPH
Susan K. Parsons, MD, MRP
March 14
Preparing a Research Proposal for Lance Armstrong Foundation Cancer Survivorship RFP
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Organized by the Perini Family Survivors' Center, Office of Research
Conferences
October 20
Boston Area Cancer Survivorship Research Meeting
The Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
The Perini Family Survivors' Center (PFSC) organized the first Boston Area Cancer Survivorship Research Meeting on October 20, 2006, at the Conference Center at Harvard Medical School. Chaired by Lisa Diller, MD, PFSC director, and Christopher J. Recklitis, PhD, MPH, director of research, the meeting provided an opportunity for local researchers to share their current work and to highlight future directions of cancer survivorship research.
Learn more and view photos from event
Earlier Events
2005
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Outcomes Program Seminar Series (COPRS)
November 29
Female Hodgkin's Disease Survivors' Perceptions on Breast Risk and their Screening Behaviors
Presentation by Sharon L. Bober, PhD
December 20
MRI Screening for Breast Cancer in Hodgkin's Survivors
Presentation by Andrea K. Ng, MD
Workshops
April 13
Funding Opportunities for Psychosocial Oncology Research
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Presentation by Diana Jeffrey, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Office of Cancer Survivorship
August 16
EndNote® Training Session
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Presentation by Carol A. Mita
Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
