Environmental and Survivorship Research Symposium

The Environmental and Survivorship Research Symposium convened stakeholders in improving the lives of cancer patients post treatment and studying the connection between environment with pediatric cancer on July 26 at the Stanley Truhlsen Event Center on the campus of UNMC. The agenda included a poster session, a survivorship panel with doctors and patient family members and the following speakers: 

Keynote Speaker: Jessica Madrigal, PhD, MS, Independent Research Scholar, Research Fellow, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI)

• "Cancer and the Environment: Science and Opportunities to Advance the Field"

Angie Steineck, MD, Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology – Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin

• "The Next Frontier: Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Survivorship Clinic"

Chittalsinh Raulji, MBBS, Associate Professor, Hematology/Oncology, Pediatrics, UNMC

• "Bridging the Gap: Cancer Survivorship and Future Research in Transition Clinics for Childhood Cancer Survivors"

Richard Remigio, PhD, MS, MPhil, Postdoctoral Fellow, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI)

• "Environmental Determinants of Cancer: Actionable Research Opportunities to Consider for Understanding Pediatric Cancer Risks and Interventions"

Jesse Bell, PhD, Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Water, Climate and Health Program, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, UNMC

• "Environmental Assessment: Current State of Science and Future Directions"