Childhood Cancer and the Environment: Activating Clinicians for Prevention
The incidence of childhood cancer has been increasing in the US for decades. There is accumulating evidence that certain environmental exposures are associated with either increased risk or poorer outcomes, while others may have protective effects. This webinar will review the epidemiologic evidence and discuss how these findings can be integrated into clinical practice.
Description
Learning objectives:
- Identify three environmental risk factors for childhood cancer.
- Identify two points along the childhood cancer care continuum where environmental risk factors can be addressed.
- Be able to counsel patients and families on behaviors that may reduce the risk of childhood cancer.
Presenters:
Nikki Wood, DO - board-certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist and clinical informaticist at Children’s Mercy Kansas City and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City
Mark Miller, MD, MPH – Associate Clinical Professor at the UCSF, former Director of the California EPA Children’s Environmental Health Center, and Director Emeritus of the Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
Contact details
Email address
Telephone number
+1 610-519-4500
Education Provider
Mid-Atlantic Centre for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE)
2 active educational opportunities
800 E. Lancaster Ave, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 19085
The incidence of childhood cancer has been increasing in the US for decades. There is accumulating evidence that certain environmental exposures are associated with either increased risk or poorer outcomes, while others may have protective effects. This webinar will review the epidemiologic evidence and discuss how these findings can be integrated into clinical practice.
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