We are pleased to return with the latest edition of the Exercise Oncology/Oncology Nutrition (EON) Network newsletter. This monthly newsletter will circulate upcoming webinars, updates on exercise oncology/oncology nutrition-related events, publications, and resources.

You can also visit the EON Network webpage at any time to see upcoming webinars and additional resources.

The quarterly EON Webinar Series kicked off on October 25 with Melinda Irwin, PhD, MPH's presentation of Impact of Exercise and Nutrition on Cancer Treatment-Related Outcomes.  The related recording and slides have been posted on the EON Presentations webpage. 

December 13, 2-3 PM ET

Challenges and Considerations in the Design and Analyses of Randomized trials of Exercise and Chemotoxicity

Bette Caan, DrPH & Alexandra Binder, ScD

This webinar will describe the design considerations and data analysis approach used in the FOcus on Reducing Dose-limiting Toxicities in Colon Cancer with Resistance Exercise (FORCE) trial, including assessment of adherence to the exercise intervention and confounding by treatment-related side effects.

February 15, 2-3 PM ET

Role of nutrition in improving cancer treatment outcomes: evidence, challenges, and future directions | Kim Robien, PhD, RD, CSO, FAND

April 10, 2-3 PM ET

Optimizing Monitoring and Reporting of Exercise Training Dose, Adherence, and Safety | Jessica Scott, PhD

National Survivorship Standards Subject Matter Expert Consensus Meetings: An Initiative of the President’s Cancer Cabinet

On November 29, 2023, from 2-3 p.m. ET, NCI, Veterans Affairs, & other HHS agencies are holding the first of three virtual meetings to develop national standards for survivorship care, including indicators for health system policy, processes, and evaluation. The meeting will include background information, introduction to the project, and individual polling to rate the importance of each survivorship indicator.

City of Hope: The Annual Diabetes and Cancer Interface Symposium

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) webinar, “Helping Patients with Breast Cancer Survive and Thrive”

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

Cancer Research Training Award Fellowship in Tobacco Cessation Research

(Open to individuals with a PhD, or highly qualified PhD candidates) 

Health Communication Fellowship in Behavioral Research

(Master’s degree preferred) 

Cancer Research Training Award Fellowship in Health Behaviors Research

(Open to individuals with a PhD, or highly qualified PhD candidates) 

Project Management Fellowship in Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences

(Master’s or Doctoral degree preferred)

Cancer Research Training Award Fellowship in Tobacco Control and Surveillance Research 

(Open to individuals with a PhD, or highly qualified PhD candidates) 

Program Officer, Health Systems and Interventions Research Branch

The School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan is seeking motivated students to apply for their PhD program in the area of exercise as applied to cancer prevention, control, and survivorship. Successful candidates will work with either Dr. Angela Fong or Dr. Erin Giles.

Applications are due December 1st, 2023.

Werts SJ, Lavelle SA, Crane TE, Thomson CA. Recruitment and Retention Strategies Used in Dietary Randomized Controlled Interventions with Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review. Cancers (Basel). 2023;15(17):4366. PMID: 37686640; PMCID: PMC10486591. Read here.

Cheng E, Caan BJ, Cawthon PM, Evans WJ, Hellerstein MK, Shankaran M, Nyangau E, Campbell KL, Lee C, Binder AM, Meyerhardt JA, Schmitz KH, Cespedes Feliciano EM. Body composition, relative dose intensity, and adverse events among patients with colon cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2023 2;32(10):1373-1381. PMID: 37450841. Read here.

Cheng E, Caan BJ, Cawthon PM, Evans WJ, Hellerstein MK, Shankaran M, Campbell KL, Binder AM, Sternfeld B, Meyerhardt JA, Schmitz KH, Cespedes Feliciano EM. D3-creatine dilution, computed tomography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for assessing myopenia and physical function in colon cancer: A cross-sectional study. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2023. PMID: 37899757. Read here.

Darmochwal S, Bischoff C, Thieme R, Gockel I, Tegtbur U, Hillemanns P, Schulze A, Voss J, Falz R, Busse M. Impact of home-based training and nutritional behavior on body composition and metabolic markers in cancer patients: data from the CRBP-TS study. Front Nutr. 2023;10:1152218. PMID: 37794972. Read here.

Brown JC, Ma C, Shi Q, Zemla T, Couture F, Kuebler P, Kumar P, Tan B, Krishnamurthi S, Chang V, Goldberg RM, Venook AP, Blanke CD, O'Reilly EM, Shields AF, Meyerhardt JA. Physical activity in recurrent colon cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B/SWOG 80702 (Alliance). Cancer. 2023;129(23):3724-3734. PMID: 37651160. Read here.

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