Impact of Energy Balance on Cancer Disparities

Deborah J. Bowen, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences at Boston University. She is currently an investigator in the regional Cancer Prevention Network, focused on community-based research of cancer-prevention targets. She recently completed a Melanoma study which adapts a cancer-related behavior change intervention for delivery via the Internet. She has been the principal investigator of several NIH-funded grants involving breast cancer risk communications, including the Breast Cancer Risk Counseling Studies, the RISK study and the WIRES study. Dr. Bown has published over 260 peer reviewed papers and has received 6,997 citations in her scientific career. Gerald V. Denis, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Boston University. His research focuses on B cell proliferation in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He has published 25 peer reviewed papers and has received over 460 citations. Nathan A. Berger, MD is the Hanna-Payne Professor of Experimental Medicine and Director of the Center for Science, Health and Society. He is Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry and Oncology at Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine. Dr. Berger is a member of many professional societies including the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Biological Chemists, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research, American Society of Clinical Investigation, and the American Association of Physicians. Dr. Berger serves on and chairs many national peer review panels and committees for the National Cancer Institute. He chaired the NCI Scientific Review Group Subcommittee D for Clinical Research Program Project Grant Applications and the NCI/National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Special Emphasis Review Panel.

Obesity and Cancer in Appalachia.- Disparities in Cancer Outcomes A UK Perspective.- Behavioral Differences Leading to Disparities in Energy Balance and Cancer.- Impact of obesity, race, and ethnicity on cancer survivorship.- The biology of aging: Role in cancer, metabolic dysfunction and health disparities.- Energy Balance and Multiple Myeloma in African Americans.- Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Obesity and Inflammatory Genes in African Americans with Colorectal Cancer.- Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance as a mediator of Cancer Disparities.- Role of ethnic differences in mediators of energy balance.- Community-Based Strategies to Alter Energy Balance in Underserved Breast Cancer Survivors.- The role of policy in reducing inflammation.- Cancer Prevention through Policy Interventions that Alter Childhood Disparities in Energy