Quest for a Cure: Progress in Cancer Research
2021 - "Starlight Lecture Series"
The Quest is an event for anyone whose life has been touched by cancer and wants to learn more about the disease.
Below are recorded presentations and slides from the virtual public education event.
Lecture 1: "Diet, Body Composition & Cancer" (April 29, 2021) | Additional lecture materials
Topic 1: Diet quality, intermittent fasting and cancer risk factors - Carol J. Boushey, PhD, MPH, RD, Associate Professor, Population Sciences in the Pacific Program (Cancer Epidemiology), University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Topic 2: Time-restricted eating, body composition, and cancer risk factors - John Shepherd, PhD, Professor, Population Sciences in the Pacific Program (Cancer Epidemiology), University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Lecture 2: "Learn from the Experts About Brain Cancer" (May 27, 2021) | Additional lecture materials
Topic 1: Surgical Innovations in Brain Tumor Surgery - Thomas Noh, MD, Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center, Straub Medical Center, & Wilcox Medical Center
Topic 2: Radiation therapy for brain cancer: Aiming more to shoot less - Christina Speirs, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncologist, The Cancer Center of Hawaiʻi
Topic 2: Radiation therapy for brain cancer: Aiming more to shoot less - Christina Speirs, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncologist, The Cancer Center of Hawaiʻi
Lecture 3: "Cancer and Diabetes" (June 24, 2021) | Additional lecture materials
Topic 1: Type 2 Diabetes and Cancer: What is the Connection? - Gertraud Maskarinec, MD, PhD, Professor & Program Director, Population Sciences in the Pacific Program (Cancer Epidemiology), University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Topic 2: What Have We Learned from Studies on Overnutrition and Cancer? - Loic Le Marchand, MD, PhD, Professor & Associate Director for Ethnic Diversity, Population Sciences in the Pacific Program (Cancer Epidemiology), University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Topic 2: What Have We Learned from Studies on Overnutrition and Cancer? - Loic Le Marchand, MD, PhD, Professor & Associate Director for Ethnic Diversity, Population Sciences in the Pacific Program (Cancer Epidemiology), University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Lecture 4: "Learn from the Experts about Pancreatic Cancer" (July 29, 2021) | Additional lecture materials
Topic 1: Surgery for Pancreas Cancer - Linda Wong, MD, Associate Member, Cancer Biology, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center; Director, Liver Transplant Program, Queen's Medical Center
Topic 2: Personalized Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer - Jared Acoba, MD, Associate Researcher, Cancer Biology; Core Clinical Member, Translational and Clinical Research, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center; Associate Professor, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Topic 2: Personalized Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer - Jared Acoba, MD, Associate Researcher, Cancer Biology; Core Clinical Member, Translational and Clinical Research, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center; Associate Professor, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Lecture 5: "Learn from the Experts about Breast Cancer" (October 14, 2021) | Additional lecture materials
Topic 1: Breast Cancer in Hawaiʻi - From Population to Biology - Lenora Loo, PhD, Associate Professor, Cancer Biology Program, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center; Co-Leader of the Women's Cancer Focus Group
Topic 2: Breast Cancer Studies in Hawaiʻi - Jami Fukui, MD, Associate Professor, Cancer Biology Program; Core Clinical Member, Translational and Clinical Research, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Topic 2: Breast Cancer Studies in Hawaiʻi - Jami Fukui, MD, Associate Professor, Cancer Biology Program; Core Clinical Member, Translational and Clinical Research, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
