Diet & exercise interventions can improve breast cancer mortality & treatment-related symptoms

Data on BMI & recurrence are mixed

Look for long term results such as BWEL & MEDEA

Smoking associated with higher all cause & breast cancer mortality

Dr. Cory Donovan
#asbrs24

Monday morning take aways by #TheBoss Shelley Hwang at #ASBRS24 🤩🤩🤩

Food for thought for all of us. Be intentional about what you “volunteer” for. Our time and talents are valuable and we are too. 💪

Back to the Future in Alabama | New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Our stereotypes, tropes and biases are also reflected in AI

Check out the AI generated images for Africa and global health 👇🏾

gh.bmj.com/content/9/4/e0… via BMJ Global Health

📢 Exciting news from CRCHD: We’re thrilled to introduce the Cancer Equity Leaders! This diverse team of 13 renowned cancer leaders will reimagine and transform the future of cancer health equity. Learn more about the members of this exceptional team: cancer.gov/about-nci/orga…

In randomized clinical trials of cancer screening, incidence of late-stage cancer may be a suitable alternative end point to cancer-specific mortality for some cancer types but is not suitable for others, finds meta-analysis of 41 RCTs. ja.ma/3Uf3jG9 #AACR24

UAB Gastrointestinal Surgery Division Director Dr. Daniel Chu has played a crucial role in the widespread implementation of Enhanced Recovery Programs (ERPs) in the Department of Surgery and beyond.

📲 Learn more about ERPs and their implementation: bit.ly/4cJiA9m.

Thrilled to be speaking at Mass General Cancer Center’s 2024 #CancerEquityColloquium in June! Join this hybrid event in Boston as we tackle the diverse issues that underlie #cancerinequities . Learn more & save your seat: tinyurl.com/mryjj68b Mass General Brigham Professional Development O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB

🆕collaborative report from researchers at IARC & American Cancer Society describes global #cancer statistics for 2022 & diversity of cancer profiles by🌍region & human development #HDI level.
Results reemphasize need for🗺️escalation of🎯ed control measures.
Published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Excited that University of Global Health Equity Global Health Research Day has kicked off with Chancellor Jim Y Kim's intense talk on how research opened up HIV care and medication availability in Africa. FREE Online attendance by registration: ughe-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Patients with sentinel-node metastasis at the time of breast-cancer surgery may undergo axillary dissection to remove more nodes, which can lead to side effects. In a trial, the additional surgery did not prolong survival. Full SENOMAC trial results: nej.md/3PNRGD9

UAB Gastrointestinal Surgery Division Director Dr. Daniel Chu has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious James IV Traveling Fellowship Award for 2024-2025.

Congratulations, Dr. Chu! 🎉

Read more here: bit.ly/3JcfHjT.

Congratulations to the Senior Adviser for Global Cancer at @OnealCancerUAB - Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D. - for being selected to lead a workgroup tasked with creating the United States #CervicalCancer elimination plan.🌟👏
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Jess Fazendin !

Great job nikki UAB MHERC today! Gabrielle Erica Stringer-Reasor Nicole E. Caston, PhD, MPH Courtney Williams, DrPH

2024 UAB Health Equity Research Symposium. Dr. Otis Brawley discussing achieving health equity through community engagement. #uabMHHERC ⁦UAB Medicine⁩ ⁦O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB⁩ ⁦Otis Brawley⁩

Members of the Department of Surgery attended the 2024 Momentum Leadership Conference, where they connected with 1,500 inspiring professionals from across the state.

UAB Health Equity Research Symposium. Dr. Hussaini Qasim presenting historical discrimination and colon cancer outcomes in the USA ⁦O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB⁩ ⁦UAB Medicine⁩

Grateful to Dr. CristinaFerrone Cedars-Sinai for incredible advice on navigating a career in academic surgery as our 2024 #UABWomeninSurgery visiting professor UAB Surgery