Insights Into Cancer Lecture Series:
Historical Listing
2008
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 01/15/08 | The Mind/Body Connection: A Sixth Vital Sign in Patients with Cancer | Michael Irwin, MD |
| 02/05/08 | Understanding New Cancer Treatments and Clinical Trials in Cancer Care | William Tap, MD |
| 03/11/08 | Breast Cancer: Traditional Treatments and New Approaches 2008 | Sara Hurvitz, MD |
| 04/08/08 | Screening and Diagnosing Breast Cancer: Breast Imaging in 2008 | Lawrence W. Bassett, MD |
| 05/13/08 | Eating and Walking Your Way to Wellness as a Cancer Survivor | William J. McCarthy, PhD |
| 06/10/08 | Update on the Genetics Revolution and Implications for Personalized Medicine in Cancer | Patricia Ganz, MD & Joyce Seldon, MS, CGC |
| 07/15/08 | Stem Cells and Cancer: New Frontiers | Hanna Mikkola, MD, PhD |
| 08/12/08 | Complementary Medicine in Cancer: A Panel of East/West, Manipulative Therapies and Herbalism | Moderator: Mary Hardy, MD; Panelists: Ka Kit Hui, MD, LAc, Keith Henry, BS, DC,Amanda McQuade Crawford, BA, MNIMH |
| 09/09/08 | Insomnia and Cancer: Causes and Treatments throughout the Continuum | Sarosh J. Motivala, PhD |
| 10/07/08 | Melanoma of the Skin and Eye: Treatment Strategies for Local and Widespread Disease | Antoni Ribas, MD & Tara Alexander Young, MD, PhD |
| 11/18/08 | New Discoveries in Nutrition and Prostate Cancer | William Aronson, MD |
| 12/02/08 | Lung Cancer 2008: Traditional and Novel Approaches | Jay M. Lee, MD, & Edward Garon, MD |
2007
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 01/09/07 | Using Natural Therapies to Enhance Your Cancer Care | Jay Udani, MD |
| 02/06/07 | Cancer Vaccines | Antoni Ribas, MD |
| 03/13/07 | Environmental Exposures and Cancer | Gina Solomon, MD, MPH |
| 04/17/07 | Understanding Breast Cancer Therapy: From Conventional Approaches to Novel Advances | Sara Hurvitz, MD |
| 05/08/07 | UCLA-LIVESTRONG Cancer Survivorship Center of Excellence: Update for Survivors of Childhood and Adult Cancers | Patricia Ganz, MD |
| 06/12/07 | Building a Spiritual Toolbox for Cancer | Rabbi Carla Howard |
| 07/10/07 | Meditative Awareness and Cancer: Embracing the Moment | Marjorie Schuman, PhD |
| 08/07/07 | Lymphomas 2007 - The Latest News | Sven de Vos, MD, PhD |
| 09/25/07 | Lung Cancer and Its Treatment – 2007 | Edward Garon, MD |
| 10/09/07 | Prostate Cancer: Now What? | Steven G. Wong, MD |
| 11/13/07 | Herbal and Natural Compounds in Cancer Therapy | Richard Pietras, MD, PhD |
| 12/11/07 | Cancer and Nutrition | David Heber, MD, PhD |
2006
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 01/10/06 | Anti-Cancer Therapies: Understanding Old and Adding New Treatments | Richard Finn, MD |
| 02/07/06 | Brain Cancer: Strides in Molecular Biology for Individualized Care | Timothy Cloughesy, MD |
| 03/07/06 | Choosing Wisely: Herbs & Dietary Supplements During Cancer Care | Mary L. Hardy, MD |
| 04/04/06 | Stepping Out of Cancer’s Darkness | Rabbi Edward Feinstein |
| 05/09/06 | PET/CT Cancer Imaging: From Screening to Staging to determining whether Treatment Works | Johannes Czernin, MD |
| 06/13/06 | Cancer and Nutrition: “Beyond the Headlines” | Karen Duvall, MD, MPH |
| 07/11/06 | Acupuncture and Qi Gong as Complements to Cancer Care | Kenneth Conklin, MD, PhD, & Master Wen Mei Yu |
| 08/08/06 | Gynecologic Cancers: Immunologic Therapy and Vaccines | Robin Farias-Eisner, MD, PhD |
| 09/12/06 | Everything you Need to Know about Prostate Cancer | Mark S. Litwin, MD |
| 10/10/06 | Breast Cancer in 2006 and Beyond | Mark Pegram, MD |
| 11/14/06 | Lung Cancer and Its Treatment | Karen Reckamp, MD |
| 12/05/06 | Not Just Tired: Understand & Treating Cancer-Related Fatique | Julienne E. Bower, PhD |
2005
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 01/11/05 | New Molecular Diagnostics and Targeted Therapies for Cancer Treatment | Mark Pegram, MD |
| 02/08/05 | Genetics | Patricia Ganz, MD |
| 03/08/05 | Colon and Other Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers | J. Randolph Hecht, MD |
| 04/12/05 | Clinical Trials In Cancer: Advancing Science, Patient Care and Hope | Carolyn Britten, MD |
| 05/10/05 | Making Sense of Complementary Therapies for Patients with Cancer | Mary L. Hardy, MD |
| 06/14/05 | Cancer: The Etiquette of Illness - What to Say When You Can't Find the Words | Susan P. Halpern, MSW |
| 07/12/05 | Living Well With Cancer: Toward the Goad of Making it Just Another Chronic Disease | John Barstis, MD |
| 08/09/05 | Cancer, the Law and You | Barbara Ullman Schwerin, Esq. |
| 09/13/05 | Prostate Cancer: Update and the Role of Nutrition | Allan J. Pantuck, MD |
| 10/18/05 | Innovations in Breast Cancer: Decisions for Treatment and Reconstruction | Linnea I. Chap, MD & Andrew Da Lio, MD |
| 11/15/05 | Lung Cancer - 2005: The Science and the Clinic Merge | Robert A. Figlin, MD |
| 12/06/05 | Nutrition and Cancer | David Heber, MD |
2004
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 01/13/04 | Cancer Fatigue and "Chemo-Brain" | John Glaspy, MD, MPH |
| 02/10/04 | How Do I Take Care of Myself While the Doctors Care for My Cancer? | Brenda Bursch, PhD |
| 03/09/04 | Lung Cancer and Its Treatment | Diane Prager, MD |
| 04/20/04 | Cancer Fighting Powers of Herbs and Natural Compounds | Richard Pietras, MD, PhD |
| 05/11/04 | The Questions That Won't Go Away | Rabbi Ed Feinstein |
| 06/08/04 | How to Survive a Cancer Diagnosis: Practical Strategies to Improve Care | Paul M. Zeltzer, MD |
| 07/13/04 | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Dr. Ka Kit Hui, MD, FACP |
| 08/10/04 | Lymphoma and Leukemia | Peter J. Rosen, MD |
| 09/14/04 | Medical Advances in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer | Fairooz Kabbinavar, MD |
| 10/12/04 | Breast and Ovarian Cancer Update and Links | Dennis Slamon, MD |
| 11/09/04 | Cancer and Nutrition | Karen Duvall, MD, MPH |
| 12/14/04 | Cancer and Aging: Challenges and Opportunities | Arash Naeim, MD, PhD |
2003
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 01/14/03 | Traditional Chinese Medicine and Cancer: An Integrative Approach | David L. Boyd, PhD |
| 02/11/03 | Targeted Cancer Therapies and Chemotherapy in the Post Genome Era | Mark Pegram, MD |
| 03/11/03 | Modern Cancer Care: Increasing Longevity and Quality of Life with Optimal Pain Management | Joshua P. Prager, MD, MS |
| 04/08/03 | Lung Cancer: Where are We and Where are We Going? | Robert A. Figlin, MD |
| 05/13/03 | PET Imaging: A New Diagnostic Tool in the Fight Against Cancer | Johannes Czernin, MD |
| 06/10/03 | The Bogeyman in the Closet: Reducing Fears of Cancer Recurrence, Death and Dying | David Kessler |
| 07/15/03 | Cancer and Healing: Can Mind-Body Interventions Improve Well-Being and Immunity? | Michael Irwin, MD |
| 08/12/03 | Cancer Vaccines | Antoni Ribas, MD |
| 09/09/03 | Prostate Cancer: Current Treatments and Quality of Life | Mark S. Litwin, MD, MPH |
| 10/14/03 | Innovations in Breast Cancer Treatment: Surgery and Medicine | Helena Chang, MD, PhD |
| 11/18/03 | Lymphedema After Cancer Treatment: Management and Prevention | Mary Rosenberg, PT, CLT-LANA, Richelle Drake, CLT & Marchelle Brown, CLT |
| 12/09/03 | Nutrition and Cancer | David Heber, MD, PhD |
2002
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 1/8/02 | Environmental Exposures and Cancer | Gina Solomon, M.D., M.P.H. |
| 2/5/02 | New Drug Development and the Approval Process for Cancer Therapy | Carolyn Britten, M.D. |
| 3/12/02 | Colon and Other Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers | J. Randolph Hecht, M.D. |
| 4/9/02 | Fatigue and "Chemo Brain" after Cancer Treatment | John Glaspy, M.D. |
| 5/14/02 | The Gifts of Cancer | Rabbi Edward Feinstein |
| 6/11/02 | Prostate Cancer Update | Robert Reiter, M.D. |
| 7/9/02 | Cancer, the Law and You | Barbara Ullman Schwerin, Esq. |
| 8/20/02 | Herbal Medicines: An Update for the Cancer Patient | Michael Rotblatt, M.D., Pharm.D. |
| 9/10/02 | Genetic (DNA) Testing for Familial Cancers | Wayne W. Grody, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 10/8/02 | Cancer and Its Impact on Women's Sexuality | Jennifer Berman, M.D. & Laura Berman, Ph.D. |
| 11/12/02 | Lung Cancer: Current and Developing Therapies | Barbara Gitlitz, M.D. & Steven Dubinett, M.D. |
| 12/3/02 | Cancer and Nutrition | Karen Duvall, MD, MPH |
2001
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 1/9/01 | Breast Cancer & Hormone Therapy | Susan Love, MD |
| 2/6/01 | Cancer and the Spirit: Stories that Hurt, Stories that Heal | Rabbi Feinstein |
| 3/6/01 | Cancer & the Family: Enhancing Communication When a Child or Parent Has Cancer | Margaret Stuber, MD |
| 4/3/01 | Leukemia & Lymphoma: Update on the Biology and Treatment | Gary Schiller, MD |
| 5/8/01 | Living Well… From This Moment On | Arlene Cotter |
| 6/5/01 | Sun Damage and Skin Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment | Ronald L. Moy, MD |
| 7/10/01 | Laughter: A New Twist to the Old Illness of Cancer | Christine Clifford |
| 8/21/01 | Gynecological Cancers: Update and the Hormone Debate | Jonathan Berek, MD |
| 10/2/01 | Quality of Life and Symptom Management in Cancer | Judith Ford, MD, PhD |
| 11/13/01 | Cancer and Nutrition | David Heber, MD |
| 12/4/01 | Cancer Survivorship: Understanding and Managing the Late Effects of Cancer Treatment | Patricia Ganz, MD |
2000
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 1/11/00 | Breast Cancer, Menopause and Hormone Therapy | Susan Love, MD |
| 2/8/00 | Healthy Survivorship: Embracing Life Through Cancer | Wendy Harpham, MD |
| 3/14/00 | Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplant in Cancer | John Glaspy, MD |
| 4/4/00 | Healing and the Mind: Emotions and the Immune System | Margaret Kemeny, MD |
| 5/9/00 | Cancer and Nutrition | Karen Duvall, MD |
| 6/13/00 | Colon and Other Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers | J. Randolph Hecht, MD |
| 7/11/00 | Herbal Medicines for Well Being as an Adjunct to Cancer Therapy | Michael W. Smith, MD |
| 8/22/00 | The Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool: A Pathway to Healing | Rev. Deborah Short |
| 9/19/00 | New Frontiers in Cancer Therapy | Lee Rosen, MD |
| 10/17/00 | Mammography and Other Imaging Techniques: An Update | Lawrence W. Bassett, MD |
| 11/14/00 | Lessons From the Edge of Life | David Kessler, RN |
| 12/5/00 | Lung and Other Thoracic Cancers | Robert Figlin, MD |
1999
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 1/12/99 | Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy | Susan Love, MD |
| 2/2/99 | Gynecologic Cancers and the Impact of Hormones | Jonathan S. Berek, MD |
| 3/9/99 | Cancer as a Family Disease: Understanding Risks and Possibilities for Prevention | Patricia Ganz, MD |
| 4/20/99 | Nutrition & Cancer: Three Stages in a Cycle of Change | Carolyn Katzin, MSPH |
| 5/11/99 | Preparation for Surgery: A Mind-Body Approach | John L. Reeves, PhD |
| 6/8/99 | Mind-Body Medicine and Cancer | Roger Dafter, PhD |
| 7/13/99 | Acupuncture and QiGong: Restoring Health During and After Cancer Treatment | David Diehl/Master Yu |
| 8/16/99 | Human Gene Therapy and Cancer | Mark Pegram, MD |
| 9/7/99 | Cancer and Fatigue: Information and Management Strategies | John Glaspy, MD |
| 10/12/99 | Breast Cancer and the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center | Helena Chang, MD |
| 11/9/99 | The Future is Now: Novel Genetic Technology to Predict Treatment for Brain Cancer | Timothy Cloughesy, MD |
| 12/7/99 | Spirituality, Healing and Cancer | Christina M. Puchalski, MD |
1998
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 1/13/98 | Your Appearance and How You Feel: The Unwritten RX for Cancer | Christine Kunzelman |
| 2/10/98 | Women and Cancer: Fighting the Legal Battles | Susan Fogel, JD |
| 3/10/98 | Breast Cancer & Hormone Therapy | Susan Love, MD |
| 4/21/98 | Cancer and the Search for Meaning | Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD |
| 5/12/98 | Alternative Medical Therapies: Friend or Foe in the Treatment of Cancer | Jill Klessig, MD |
| 6/9/98 | Mammography and Other Techniques for Screening and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer | Lawrence W. Bassett, MD |
| 7/14/98 | Laugh! Jest for the Health of It! | Patty Wooten, RN |
| 8/11/98 | Reconstruction Options for Breast Cancer | James Watson, MD |
| 9/15/98 | The War on Cancer: Who's Winning and What's Next? | Judith Gasson, PhD |
| 10/13/98 | Cancer and Nutrition | David Heber |
| 11/10/98 | The Rights of the Dying | David Kessler, RN |
| 12/8/98 | Fears & Anxieties About Cancer Recurrence: An Informal Discussion | Nancy Feldman, MD |
1997
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 1/7/97 | What You Should Know about Gynecologic Cancers: Risk Factors, Treatments & Prevention | Beth Y. Karlan, MD |
| 2/11/97 | Healthy Survivorship through Knowledge, Hope & Action | Wendy S. Harpham, MD |
| 3/18/97 | Breast Cancer & Hormone Therapy | Susan Love, MD |
| 4/8/97 | Cancer of the Rectum & Colon: The Preventable & Curable Malignancy | Marvin L. Corman, MD |
| 5/13/97 | Zen Meditation: The Body/Mind & Healing | Gesshin Prabhasadharma |
| 6/10/97 | Predictive DNA Testing for Heritable Cancers: Promises & Pitfalls | Wayne W. Grody, MD |
| 7/8/97 | Mild to Severe Cancer Pain Management: Underutilized Alternatives | Joshua P. Prager, MD |
| 8/12/97 | Skin Cancer Update: Early Detection, Prevention & Treatment | Vincent C. Hung, MD |
| 9/9/97 | Impact of Cancer & Menopause on Women's Sexuality | Beth Meyerowitz, PhD |
| 10/14/97 | Understanding Cancer Treatment: Chemotherapy & Radiation | Linnea Chap, MD |
| 11/11/97 | Nutrition & Cancer | David Heber, MD, PhD |
| 12/9/97 | Hypnosis & Mind/Body Medicine | Marc Schoen, Ph.D. |
1996
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 1/9/96 | Breast Cancer Update | Susan Love, MD |
| 2/6/96 | Nutrition and Cancer | Karen Duvall, MD |
| 3/12/96 | Chinese Medicine in the Care of Patients with Cancer | Ka Kit Hui, MD |
| 4/16/96 | Help! My Arm (Leg) is Swollen | Ronnie Kaye, MA, MFCC |
| 5/14/96 | Choices in Healing: Integrating Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer | Michael Lerner, PhD |
| 6/11/96 | Menopause and Women's Health After Cancer | Patricia Ganz, MD |
| 7/9/96 | Cancer Survivorship: A Consumer Perspective | Susan Leigh, RN |
| 8/13/96 | Deep Relaxation & Meditation: Gaining Spiritual Strength to Face the Challenge of Cancer | Janet Weathers, PhD |
| 9/10/96 | Ovarian Cancer: Current Status and Hope for the Future | Jonathan S. Berek,MD |
| 10/8/96 | Healing and the Mind: Emotions and the Immune System | Margaret Kemenyi, MD |
| 11/12/96 | Lymphoma and Leukemia Update | Michael Lill, MD |
| 12/3/96 | Pregnancy After Cancer | Nancy Feldman, MD |
1995
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 1/10/95 | Breast Cancer: Myths and realities | Susan Love, MD |
| 2/7/95 | Nutrition and Cancer | Karen Duvall, MD |
| 3/7/95 | Surgical and Medical Management: Lung/Respiratory Cancers | Robert Figlin,MD |
| 4/4/95 | Hypnosis and Cancer | Kathryn Moe, Ph.D. |
| 5/2/95 | Experimental Therapies and Alternative Treatments for Cancer | Dennis Slamon, MD, PhD |
| 6/6/95 | Bone Marrow Transplantation: Medical, Practical and Insurance Issues | John Glaspy, MD |
| 7/11/95 | Women's Health & Menopause After Cancer | Gail Greendale, MD |
| 8/8/95 | Healing Chant and Sacred Reading: Spiritual Meditation | Father Luke |
| 9/12/95 | Keep Laughing to Keep Healthy | Jane Hill |
| 10/10/95 | Cancer Pain Management: Medical and Psychological Approaches | Joshua Prager, MD |
| 11/14/95 | Breast Restoration after Breast Cancer Surgery | William Shaw, MD |
| 12/5/95 | Gynecologic Cancers: Now and in the Future | Fredrick Montz, MD |
1994
| Date | Title | Presenter |
| 2/22/94 | Breast Cancer: Where We Are and Where We Are Going | Susan Love, MD |
| 3/1/94 | Family Ties: Their Importance for Health | David Wellisch, PhD |
| 4/12/94 | The Human Spirit and Spirituality | Rabbi M.Schimmel |
| 5/3/94 | Gynecologic Cancers: Treatments Now and in the Future | Jonathan Berek, MD |
| 6/21/94 | Managing a Potentially Life threatening Illness | Vivien Burt, MD |
| 7/12/94 | Discrimination and Job Concerns After a Cancer Diagnosis | Lewis/Johnson |
| 8/2/94 | Women's Health after Cancer | Patricia Ganz, MD |
| 9/20/94 | Sexuality and Cancer: The Personal and the Interpersonal | Beth Meyerowitz, PhD |
| 10/11/94 | Emotions and the Immune System: What Do We Know? | Margaret Kemeny, MD |
| 11/1/94 | Pain Management and Hospice Care: Solutions and Help | Matthew Conolly, MD |
| 12/6/94 | Nutrition and Cancer: What to Eat, Why and Why Not | David Heber, MD |