The National Cancer Policy Forum held a public workshop, Incorporating Weight Management and Physical Activity Throughout the Cancer Care Continuum, in February 2017. Workshop sessions and discussions examined the evidence base on obesity, physical activity, weight management, and health outcomes in cancer survivors, as well as the effectiveness of interventions for promoting physical activity and weight management in cancer survivors.
Presentations and discussions highlighted the opportunities and challenges in the delivery of weight management and physical activity interventions as a part of routine cancer care, including models of care delivery, issues with insurance coverage and access, clinician education, care coordination, as well as ensuring that interventions are well-aligned with the diverse needs that cancer survivors may have. A major goal of the workshop was to facilitate discussion about potential opportunities to overcome existing challenges, and actions that could improve weight management and physical activity for cancer survivors throughout the cancer care continuum.
This workshop is a continuation of earlier National Cancer Policy Forum work. In 2011, the Forum held a workshop examining the role of obesity in cancer survival and recurrence. The workshop summary is available here.
To view the recording of this event, visit: February 2017 - Incorporating Weight Management and Physical Activity Throughout the Cancer Care Continuum
In addition to the annual contributions from the National Cancer Policy Forum sponsors (see http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Activities/Disease/NCPF.aspx), funding for this workshop was also provided by:
• American Cancer Society
• American College of Lifestyle Medicine
• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Council on Exercise
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Medical Fitness Association
• Penn State Cancer Institute
Confirmed Speakers and Panelists
Caroline M. Apovian, Boston University School of Medicine
Marcas M. Bamman, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Karen Basen-Engquist, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Christie Befort, University of Kansas Medical Center
Joanne Buzaglo, Cancer Support Community
Karen Cochrane, Patient Advocate
Kerry S. Courneya, University of Alberta
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, University of Alabama
Crystal Denlinger, Fox Chase Cancer Center
William Dietz, George Washington University
Suzanne Dixon, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Elizabeth Eakin,The University of Queensland
Pamela Goodwin, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Robert Harrison, Patient Advocate
Melinda Irwin, Yale School of Public Health
Elizabeth Kraft, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Jennifer Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Matt Longjohn, YMCA of the USA
G. Stephen Morris, Oncology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association
Larissa Nekhlyudov, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Anand Parekh, Bipartisan Policy Center
Bernardine M. Pinto, University of South Carolina
Susan Raffa, Veterans Health Administration
Darshak Sanghavi, OptumLabs
Kathryn Schmitz, Penn State College of Medicine
Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Oncology Nursing Society
Melinda Stolley, Medical College of Wisconsin
Cynthia A. Thomson, The University of Arizona Cancer Center
Kathleen Wolin, Coeus Health
Workshop Planning Committee
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Chair, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lucile Adams-Campbell, Georgetown University Medical Center
Catherine Alfano, American Cancer Society
Rachel Ballard, National Institutes of Health
Karen Basen-Engquist, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Don W. Bradley, Duke University School of Medicine
Joanne Buzaglo, Cancer Support Community
Andrew J. Dannenberg, Weill Cornell Medical College
William H. Dietz, Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness
Pamela Goodwin, Mount Sinai Hospital
Lori Hoffman Hogg, Veterans Health Administration
Jennifer Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Greta Massetti, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cameron Krier Massey, LIVESTRONG
Loyce Pace, Global Health Council
Kathryn H. Schmitz, Penn State College of Medicine