The EON monthly newsletter includes upcoming webinars, updates on exercise oncology/oncology nutrition-related events, publications, and resources. This information is also available on the EON Network webpage.

Thursday, February 15, 2-3 PM ET

Role of Nutrition in Improving Cancer Treatment Outcomes: Evidence, Challenges, and Future Directions

This webinar will discuss the current evidence for the role of nutrition interventions in improving cancer treatment outcomes, challenges in the field and potential strategies for addressing those challenges, as well as future directions in oncology nutrition research.

Dr. Kim Robien, PhD, RD, CSO, FAND

Attendance at this live webinar has been approved for 1.0 hours of Continuing Professional Education for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Wednesday, April 10, 2-3 PM ET

Optimizing Monitoring and Reporting of Exercise Training Dose, Adherence, and Safety

Jessica Scott, PhD

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA) Conference

American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Conference

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) Annual Meeting

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) supports fellowships, research career development awards, and training/education research in all areas of cancer research, including cancer prevention, control, behavioral sciences, population sciences, and translational research, at universities and institutions across the country. 

The American Cancer Society has released a new RFA, the HEALED Gold Medal initiative, to support research that seeks to better understand the effects of mind-body-spirit wellness, increase adoption of healthy behaviors, and more effectively implement well-being interventions for cancer survivors (defined from the date of diagnosis through the end of life). 

This RFA supports Research Scholar Grants ($215k/yr direct costs for 4 years), as well as mentored grants (Postdoctoral Fellowships and Clinician Scientist Development). RSG applicants for the HEALED Gold Medal initiative may be at any stage of career.

This NCI-funded T32 Cancer Prevention and Control Health Disparities Training Program offers a multi-disciplinary mentored environment to increase our understanding of cancer prevention and increasing quality of life for survivors. The program includes an important focus on cancer health disparities in underserved populations and in increasing the numbers of scientists from under-represented backgrounds.

Applications are now being accepted for positions starting after July 1, 2023.  

The American College of Sports Medicine and American Cancer Society has updated their Cancer Exercise Specialist Course. This course is for healthcare and fitness practitioners looking to provide safe, effective and individualized exercise programs to anyone living with or beyond a cancer diagnosis. 

Hayes SC, Spence RR, Janda M, Eakin E, Shannon C, Goh J, Beesley VL, Vagenas D, Webb P, Coward J, Gordon LG, O'Neill H, Williams M, Rye S, Newton MJ, Baniahmadi S, Nascimento M, Nicklin J, Garret A, Obermair A. Pre-post feasibility trial of a telephone-delivered exercise intervention for patients during chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer: the ECHO-R trial protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 Jan 18;14(1):e077158. PMID: 38238061. Read here.

Campbell KL, Brown JC, Lee C, Weltzien E, Li J, Sternfeld B, Campbell N, Vaughan M, Fedric R, Meyerhardt JA, Caan BJ, Schmitz KH. Advances in adherence reporting of resistance training in a clinical trial during adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2024 Jan 18. PMID: 3823399. Read here.

Onerup A, Li Y, Afshari K, Angenete E, de la Croix H, Ehrencrona C, Wedin A, Haglind E. Long-term results of a short-term home-based pre- and postoperative exercise intervention on physical recovery after colorectal cancer surgery (PHYSSURG-C): a randomized clinical trial. Colorectal Dis. 2024 Jan 15. PMID: 38225857. Read here. 

Noh H, Anota A, Mongondry R, Meyrand R, Dupuis C, Schiffler C, Marijnen P, Rinaldi S, Lachuer J, Keski-Rahkonen P, Gunter MJ, Fléchon A, Fervers B, Pérol O. Impact of a one-year supervised physical activity program on long-term cancer-related fatigue and mediating effects of the gut microbiota in metastatic testicular cancer patients: protocol of the prospective multicentre, randomized controlled phase-III STARTER trial. BMC Cancer. 2024 Jan 15;24(1):84. PMID: 38225551. Read here. 

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