| "Obesity, Metabolism and Cancer: Trends, Targets and Transgenics"
Stephen D. Hursting, PhD., MPH
Professor and McKean-Love Chair
Nutritional, Molecular and Cellular Sciences
Department of Human Ecology, UT Austin
Professor of Carcinogenesis
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
May 15 , 2007
12:00-1:00 P.M.
Levin Hall 5th Floor, 5.521
Objectives: At the conclusion,
participants should be able to:
- Describe the epidemiologic and experimental evidence for a link between obesity and cancer;
- Describe the metabolic consequences of obesity and energy balance
modulation with emphasis on how they relate to the mechanisms underlying the obesity-cancer link;
- Describe the targets for disrupting the obesity-cancer link based on studies in genetically altered mice.
Accreditation Statement:
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement:
The University of Texas Medical
Branch at Galveston designates this educational activity for
a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA category 1 Credit™. Physicians
should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
This program has also been approved
by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) for
1 Contact Hour, Category A, File Number 2006-757.
Methodology:
Lecture followed by question and answer session.
Disclosure Statement:
Dr. Hursting has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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