Obesity and Cancer Prevention: The Efficacy and Timing of Bariatric Surgery - SPOC

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Webinar Description

Join Maggie M. Hodges, MD, MPH, for a surgeon's perspective on the role of cancer risk reduction through bariatric surgery, while also exploring the optimal timing of bariatric surgery in patients with a personal history of cancer.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the pathways through which bariatric surgery may influence cancer development and progression.
  • Define the current knowledge base regarding the impact of bariatric surgery on cancer development.
  • Recall the optimal timing of bariatric surgery during and after cancer treatment.

 

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Available credit: 
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Course opens: 
05/07/2024
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05/31/2028
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Cancer Treatment in North Carolina: Research to Practice (formerly Medical and Surgical Oncology) webinars cover the spectrum of anti-cancer therapy, with a focus on recent research developments, both locally and at large, and what’s ready for regular practice. Perspectives from medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgery will be included.

This series incorporates an understanding of practice dynamics and concerns throughout the state of North Carolina, and the availability of clinical trials and subspecialty expertise to inform care.

These webinars provide FREE continuing education credit.

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Maggie M. Hodges, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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