
Gut Microbiome, Diet, and Cancer Immunotherapy SPOC
Exploration of diet related factors that may affect patient response to anti-cancer immunotherapy.
Target Audience
These courses are intended for medical, radiation, and surgical oncologists, hematologists, advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, physician assistants, radiologic technologists, researchers, pharmacists, trainees, allied health personnel, and others who are interested in care for patients and survivors in North Carolina.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the role of the gut microbiome in cancer progression and strategies to exploit it to aid cancer therapy.
- Explain how diet affects the microbiome and can modulate responses to immunotherapy.
- Discuss ongoing studies examining the role of the food-gut axis in immunotherapy treatment.
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Additional Information
![]() | Jennifer Spring, RD, CSO, LDN Oncology Dietitian |
Presenter Disclosure Information
Jennifer Spring, RD, CSO, LDN, has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.
The Greensboro Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Available Credit
- 1.00 NCPD/CNE
Greensboro Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Event Coordinator: Lisa Guy, RN, BSN, CCRN
- 1.00 Participation
UNC Lineberger Cancer Network certificate of participation.
Tim Poe, Director of Telehealth