04 Feb 2013

Minding the Myths: Reaching for Reality

by Scott C. Howard, MD, MS

Keywords: Cancer Myths World Cancer Day UICC International Union Against Cancer Webcast

04 Feb 2013

Achievements of a Retinoblastoma Awareness Campaign in Honduras and Distribution of Educational Material

by Ligia Fu, MD

Keywords: Retinoblastoma Public Education Cancer Education Poster World Cancer Day UICC International Union Against Cancer Webcast

04 Feb 2013

Developing Capacities for Integral Bio-Psycho-Social Assistance for Children with Cancer and Their Family Health and Education

by Arli Pedrosa, MPsych

Keywords: Webcast Webinar World Cancer Day Psychosocial Care Families And Children Child Life UICC International Union Against Cancer Family Decision Making Delayed Diagnosis Family Health Program

04 Feb 2013

Cure4Kids for Kids - Dispelling Myths about Cancer One Child at a Time

by Kate Ayers, MS

Keywords: Cancer Myths Cancer Education Classroom Activity Classroom Teacher Public Health Education

09 Jun 2011

Interface Design and Cognitive Load: What Matters and How It’s Measured

by Michael M. Grant, PhD

Highly interactive and sophisticated user interfaces have become the norm on the Web. Using technologies, such as Adobe Flash, AJAX/Javascript, and promises of HTML 5, bring a level of interest and panache to e-learning content. However, the value of these technologies and the tools used to create...

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03 Feb 2012

Cure4Kids for Kids 2.0 - Transitioning to an online learning experience for children's cancer prevention education

by Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd

Keywords: Cure4Kids For Kids Teacher Education Online Education International Outreach Program IOP Cancer Education School Program STEM Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Healthy Living Health Careers Virtual Microscope Teacher Resources EHealth Challenge

03 Feb 2012

An Environmental Approach to Community Health: Promoting Strategies in Primary Prevention

by Larry Cohen, MSW

Keywords: Community Health Preventative Medicine Physical Activity Behavior Change Smoking Tobacco Prevention Prevention Insititute Community Education Healthy Living Nutrition Health Home

03 Feb 2012

How junk food marketing creates unhealthy environments for children, and what we can do about it

by Andrew Cheyne, C.Phil

Keywords: Marketing Junk Food Unhealthy Food Healthy Food Ubiquitous Marketing Screen Time Unhealthy Environment Soda Product Price Place Promotion Food Prices Ronald McDonald Healthy Checkout

03 Feb 2012

Tobacco marketing to children and communication strategies for prevention

by Karen K. Gutierrez

Keywords: Tobacco Smoking Cigarettes Tobacco Marketing Tobacco Promotion Tobacco Company Tobacco Prevention Tobacco Control

11 Jun 2011

Workshop - Healthier Students are Better Learners

by Ethel Jean Massey, MSSW, LCSW and Kelley Greene, MS

Coordinated school health focuses on promoting a healthier school environment to support positive academic outcomes for the youth of Memphis City Schools. Cumulative exposure to inadequate nutrition, physical activity, health education, and health services from early childhood to adolescence...

Keywords: Urban Minority Youth Health Disparities Asthma Vision Problems Asthma Teen Pregnancy Physical Activity Breakfast Hyperactivity Breakfast School Breakfast Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

Working towards Cancer and Healthy Living Education around the World: The Experience at La Salle Campus Barcelona

by Tallulah Forrest

Health education, especially in the earlier stages of life, is essential for the development of healthy habits for life and for living lives free of illness and diseases that require only a little prevention. Any effort aiming to educate children to enjoy healthier lives is precious, even more so if...

Keywords: Hospital St. Joan De Deu La Salle Network Catalunya Cure4Kids Global Summit Cure4Kids Cancer Education Healthy Living

11 Jun 2011

Cure4Kids for Kids: The St. Jude Cancer Education Outreach Program

by Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd

Keywords: Cure4Kids For Kids Students Children Parents Community Education School Outreach Program What Are Cells What Is Cancer What Is Healthy Living Cancer Education Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

Cure4Kids for Kids: School-Based Education for Cancer Prevention

by Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd

This presentation will provide a brief overview of the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children (Cure4Kids for Kids) program. Cure4Kids for Kids focuses on three main objectives: 1) educating students, parents, teachers, and communities about cancer and dispelling common misconceptions, 2) promoting...

Keywords: Healthy Communities Cancer Education Community Education Students Children Parents School Outreach Program What Are Cells What Is Cancer What Is Healthy Living Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

Teenage Cancer Trust Education and Advocacy Program: "Let's talk about it" United Kingdom Approach

by Amy Harding, RN

Teenage Cancer Trust is a UK-based charity which aims to ensure that the best possible care and professional support are provided for all young people with cancer and their families, throughout their cancer journey. Teenage Cancer Trust understands that young people with cancer require specialist...

Keywords: Teenage Cancer National Health Teenage Cancer Trust Advocacy Teaching Guides Learning Resources Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

Reverse mentorship in the age of social media: are we ready to learn from our children?

by Alejandro (Alex) R. Jadad, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, FCAHS

Children have grown up with the Internet and mobile telecommunication devices as integral components of their daily lives, and so are particularly well positioned to become effective agents of change and to promote the innovative transformation of health and education services. Acting not just as...

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10 Jun 2011

Cure4Kids Global eHealth Challenge Award Winners

by Yuri Quintana, PhD

Cure4Kids for Kids is an educational initiative of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital devoted to educating children and parents about cancer and healthy living. The specific goals are (1) to educate children, parents, and teachers about cancer and dispel misconceptions, (2) to educate...

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10 Jun 2011

Lessons Learned Regarding Mass Media Campaigns to Reduce Youth Tobacco Use

by Karen K. Gutierrez

This presentation will highlight the key lessons learned in youth tobacco use prevention, related to the tobacco control policy and program elements that have been most influential and particularly the communications approaches that have been most effective in motivating youth to avoid tobacco. It...

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10 Jun 2011

Cancer and Tobacco: Awareness Programme for the Youth in Rural High Schools

by Viji Venkatesh

In order to reach out to high school children in the rural areas of India who are not exposed to educational elements outside their routine curriculum, the patient group support arm Friends of Max and the Max Foundation team in Mumbai embarked on a different sort of Awareness Programme. Knowing that...

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10 Jun 2011

Panel Discussion: National Approaches to Cancer Prevention and Communications

by Lisa Klesges, PhD, Lenora Johnson, DrPH, MPH and Jon F. Kerner, PhD

Keywords: Cancer Prevention Cancer Education Public Health Knowledge Transfer Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

LIVESTRONG at School

by Claire Neal, MPH, CHES

This session will discuss the creation and implementation of LIVESTRONG at School, an inspiring and empowering program for grades K-12. With one in three people in the world facing a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, children in classrooms everywhere are likely to be dealing with cancer right...

Keywords: LIVESTRONG Sibling Support Education About Cancer Classroom Program Health Information Health Literacy Arthur

10 Jun 2011

Cancer Education and Community Outreach in Jordan

by Ruba Anastas

Until very recently, cancer was still considered a taboo subject in Jordanian culture. Patients, families, and even employers either disregarded the disease or were very judgmental of patients with cancer. Fortunately, Jordan has been able to accomplish some advancement in the past 5 years in...

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit Nutrition Education Smoking Cessation Smoking Prevention Amman Second-hand Smoke World Cancer Declaration

10 Jun 2011

Educating Orange County, CA Teens about Sun Protection and Skin Cancer: what have we learned?

by Jeanette M. Kamell, MD

Context: Melanoma kills approximately one person hourly in the United States despite being easily detectable and 95%-100% curable if treated early, and its incidence is rising. Medical students have developed an outreach project to address adolescents’ awareness of melanoma in Orange County...

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit Melanoma Spot A Spot Medical Student Sunscreen Sun Protection

10 Jun 2011

Discussion: Promoting Healthy Living in Youth to Reduce Cancer Risk

by Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd, Deborah Leachman Slawson, PhD, RD, LDN, Jeanette M. Kamell, MD and Viji Venkatesh

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10 Jun 2011

Community Health Advisors: A Model in Community Outreach and Health Education

by Sandra J. Hamilton, RN, FNP, MEd

Background/Purpose: Tennessee has a cancer mortality rate that is one of the highest in the country, ranked 45th for all cancers and races aggregated. Breast cancer occurs at a 12% higher incidence among white women; however, the mortality rate from breast cancer is 48% higher for African...

Keywords: Community Health Advisors CHA Community Health Worker CHW Ten Core Competencies CATS Community Action Team Of Shelby County Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

Discussion: Empowering Our Local Communities for Science and Health Promotion

by George Vélez, DHAc, MBA, CFAAMA, Renee Frazier, MHSA, FACHE, Captain Douglas A. McGowen, MS and Sandra J. Hamilton, RN, FNP, MEd

Keywords: Community Health Advisor Grassroots Health Education Health Literacy Community Partnership STEM Education Technology Education

10 Jun 2011

Keynote speech by A C Wharton

by Mayor A C Wharton, Jr.

Keywords: Mayor Wharton A.C. Wharton Access To Health Care School Funding Prenatal Care Infant Mortality Science Education Public Park Public Garden Cure4Kids Global Summit Bike Trail Physical Education Swimming

11 Jun 2011

Panel Discussion: School Health Education and the Coordinated School Health Program

by Heather M. Danielson, Mary K. Waters, Ethel Jean Massey, MSSW, LCSW, Shunji Q. Brown-Woods, MHA and Kellie N. Carroll, MEd

Keywords: Allied School Health Coordinated School Health Breakfast In The Classroom Cure4Kids Global Summit Panel Discussion Healthy School Lunch Vending Machine Nutrition Education

11 Jun 2011

Panel: Future Directions in E-Learning and Education – How it could benefit Health and Science Education

by Michael M. Grant, PhD, Trey Martindale, EdD and Yuri Quintana, PhD

Keywords: Role Of Teacher Mobile Technology Mobile Phone Distributed Learning Teacher As Content Expert Social Networking Expert Web 2.0 Joomla Content Management Distributed Curriculum Online Curriculum Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

The World Cancer Declaration and the link to the UN High Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Disease

by Julie Torode, PhD

The World Cancer Declaration was published in 2008 after 2 years of preparation involving many experts and organizations drawn from the UICC membership. It was issued at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva 2008. The document contains 11 targets for 2020, which, if achieved, will give hope that the...

Keywords: UICC Union For International Cancer Control World Cancer Declaration NCD Noncommunicable Disease Heart Disease Cardiac Disease Chronic Disease Diabetes

10 Jun 2011

The St. Jude International Outreach Program

by Raul C. Ribeiro, MD

The St. Jude International Outreach Program’s mission is to improve the survival rate of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases worldwide, through the sharing of knowledge, technology, and organizational skills. There are an estimated 160,000 newly diagnosed cases of childhood cancer...

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit International Outreach Program IOP Twinning Partner Site NCD Non-communicable Disease Chronic Disease

10 Jun 2011

Maximize Life Global Cancer Awareness Campaign 2010

by Pat Garcia-Gonzalez, MS

In October 2010 The Max Foundation in partnership with 30 cancer patient associations in emerging countries organized a global cancer awareness campaign. The aims of the campaign were: (i) to increase awareness of the needs of people living with cancer in developing countries; (ii) to increase...

Keywords: Max Foundation CML Cancer Tribute Wall Cancer Awareness Cure4Kids Global Summit Community Education

10 Jun 2011

Research, Practice and Policy Partnership Innovations in Cancer Prevention

by Jon F. Kerner, PhD

Jon will present an overview of the prevention and knowledge translation and exchange approaches used by Canadian Partnership Against Cancer to implement Canada’s Cancer Control Strategy. The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is an independent organization funded by the federal government to...

Keywords: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer CPAC Childhood Cancer Survivors Knowledge Transfer Partnership For Health PFH Coalitions Linking Action And Science For Prevention CLASP Public Health PLANCT

Discussion: Cancer Education in Schools and Communities

by Yuri Quintana, PhD, Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd, Tallulah Forrest, Claire Neal, MPH, CHES, Ruba Anastas and Amy Harding, RN

Keywords: Cure4Kids For Kids Global Summit Panel Discussion School Program Community Health Public Health Health Education Cancer Awareness

10 Jun 2011

SMOKE-FREE Kids - Tobacco Education for Youth in the USA

by Jeffrey S. Wigand, MA, PhD, MAT, ScD

SMOKE-FREE KIDS is the nonprofit foundation that conducts interactive educational seminars through SMOKE-FREE KIDS on all student levels—in elementary, middle, or high schools, as well as colleges and postgraduate institutions of law, medicine, business management, and education. SMOKE-FREE...

Keywords: Tobacco Education Classroom Activities Tobacco Policy Cure4Kids Global Summit Tobacco Prevention

10 Jun 2011

Panel Discussion: Expert Panel on the Global Need for Cancer and Health Education

by Julie Torode, PhD, Raul C. Ribeiro, MD, Pat Garcia-Gonzalez, MS and Kate Armstrong, B Med, DCH, MPH

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit NCD Non-communicable Disease Autism Community Support Community Education Access To Health Care WHO Funding World Health Organization Medical Education Healthcare Quality Improvement

10 Jun 2011

Kids Eat Right: Ensuring Quality Nutrition

by Deborah Leachman Slawson, PhD, RD, LDN

The American Dietetic Association’s Kids Eat Right campaign is focused on childhood obesity prevention through the provision of sound nutrition information to schools, communities, parents, the media, and policy makers. Deborah will discuss the main goals of the campaign: Ensure...

Keywords: Childhood Obesity Undernourished Nutrient Poor Snaking Quality Nutrition ADA American Dietetic Association Physical Activity Screen Time Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

The Mid-South STEM Alliance

by Captain Douglas A. McGowen, MS

This presentation will give an overview of the Mid-South STEM alliance (MSSA), a comprehensive, connected STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) pipeline that educates, develops, and retains STEM professionals and improves the Mid-South global STEM competitiveness. MSSA will establish the...

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit MSSA Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Middle School STEM High School STEM

11 Jun 2011

Workshop on Return to School after Pediatric Cancer

by Justin Gardner, MEd and Arli Pedrosa, MPsych

This workshop will provide an overview of the St. Jude School Program, childhood cancer, and the educational impact of treatment. When patients return to school following treatment, they may need extra supports in place to ensure success. Myths and misconceptions about children with cancer still...

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit Childhood Cancer School Program Hospital School School Re-entry Students With Cancer St. Jude Hospital School Program

09 Jun 2011

Cigarette Design, Addiction/Additives, Passive Smoke, Reduced Ignition

by Jeffrey S. Wigand, MA, PhD, MAT, ScD

Tobacco products are responsible for over 5 million deaths each year and enormous economic costs in health care and lost workforce productivity. Tobacco use that starts in childhood results in premature mortality and is responsible for 1 in 10 adult deaths. The design of the cigarette is optimized...

Keywords: Tobacco Education Cigarette Design Tobacco Cultivation Menthol Filtered Cigarette Low-tar Cigarette Combustion Full Flavor Milds Lights Ultra Lights Nicotine Ignition Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

Innovation Research for Youth Health Promotion: Social Media and Participatory Engagement of End-Users

by Cameron D. Norman, PhD

Social media and the multimedia networks that they support provide a platform for engaging youth and young adults across diverse contexts in a manner that supports different forms of creative expression. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience using eHealth promotion strategies to youth...

Keywords: Social Media Youth Engagement Systems Thinking Achievement Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

Where's Waldo 2.0: Sorting through the Noise and Rethinking Cancer Communication

by Daniela B. Friedman, PhD, MSc

With the explosion of new media technology over the past decade, we have an extraordinary amount of health information at our fingertips. Although social media offer opportunities for collective knowledge, information exchange, and user interactivity, the reliability and accuracy of information...

Keywords: Health Communication Internpersonal Health Communication Information Needs Health Literacy Low Health Literacy MHealth Cancer Screening Social Bookmarking

10 Jun 2011

Community Health Care Quality Indicators

by Renee Frazier, MHSA, FACHE

This presentation will identify ways to engage cross-cutting and multistakeholder collaboration to improve the health and health care quality of a community. Specific issues of increasing awareness regarding health disparities and how neighborhoods can transfer themselves through grass roots efforts...

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit Community Wide Health Improvement Health Care Quality Healthy Lifestyle Personalized Healthcare Health Equity Outcome Measures Common Table

11 Jun 2011

Panel Discussion: The Cancer Journey – Perspectives on Cancer Stigma and Social Support

by Alicia Huettel, MSN, RN , Justin Gardner, MEd and Melanie Goldish, MA

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit Pediatric Cancer Survivor Empathy Hospital School Social Work Social Development Socialization

10 Jun 2011

2011 United Nations Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) - Coming Together as One Voice for Children

by Kate Armstrong, B Med, DCH, MPH

In New York City from 19-20 September 2011, the United Nations will hold its second-ever health-related Summit. The 2011 UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) will seek to bring global attention to the burden of NCDs and agree on a plan of action to address them. There is cause for optimism...

Keywords: NCD Alliance United Nations Resource-poor Country Child-focused Working Group CFWG Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

Driven by Evidence: Strategic Approaches for Communications and Education at NCI

by Lenora Johnson, DrPH, MPH

Lenora will present an overview of the communications and education strategies used for practice at the NCI. As the communications arm for the premier research institution, NCI's communication education, dissemination, and outreach efforts differ distinguishably from those of other cancer...

Keywords: SEER Surveillance Epidemiology End Results HINTS Health Information National Trends Survey Evidence Based Mecidine Rimer Scale Of Evidence Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

Optimizing the Health of Childhood Cancer Survivors Through Risk-Based Health Surveillance and Education

by Melissa M. Hudson, MD

Optimal care of long-term survivors of childhood cancer involves a screening and prevention plan that integrates the cancer experience with health care needs. This approach, termed risk-based care, considers risks for cancer-related morbidity related to the patient (age, sex, race), cancer...

Keywords: Pediatric Cancer Survivor Long-term Follow-up St. Jude Life Long-term Childhood Cancer Survivor Cancer Survivorship SJLIFE

09 Jun 2011

HPV and the Primary Prevention of Cancer: Vaccination Implications for Childhood Cancer Survivors

by James L. Klosky, PhD

Effective vaccination is available to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection and the cause of cervical and other cancers. HPV vaccine uptake is particularly important for females surviving cancer, some of whom are at high risk for HPV-related...

Keywords: Human Papillomavirus Cervical Cancer Vaccine Cancer Prevention

09 Jun 2011

Get Fit with the Grizzlies: A Community-School-Home Initiative to Fight Childhood Obesity

by Carol C. Irwin, PhD

Background: Professional sports organizations in the United States have notable celebrity status, and several teams have used this “star power” to collaborate with local schools in efforts aimed at the goal of affecting childhood obesity (e.g., NFL Play 60). Program effectiveness is...

Keywords: Breakfast Assemblies Family Fitness Assemblies Healthy Home Court Behavior Change Obesity Prevention Cure4Kids Global Summit Grizz

09 Jun 2011

Reducing Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Children and Adolescents: Future Directions and Issues for Intervening with Medically At-Risk Youth

by Vida L. Tyc, PhD

Exposure to secondhand smoke is a leading preventable cause of child morbidity and mortality. The adverse health consequences of secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) are magnified among medically compromised children and adolescents, and exposure to tobacco in their environment markedly increases...

Keywords: Smoking Tobacco Nicotine Exposure Second-hand Smoke Third-hand Smoke SHS THS Smoke-free Home Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

Web 2.0: What Do Teachers Want and Need?

by Cindy Brock

Hear from an elementary school technology coach about what students and teachers want from interactive Websites and how Web 2.0 tools are used in the classroom. In this presentation, Cindy Brock will share examples of current Web 2.0 tools that teachers and students are using in her school. She will...

Keywords: Social Media Web 2.0 Blog Kid Blog Avatar Technology Classroom Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

Game Design and e-Health: Serious Games Put to the Test

by Oscar García-Pañella, PhD

Memorable experiences deliver intense usable moments with the support of different platforms and social networks. Higher degrees of motivation ensure efficiency and performance. Serious games deliver powerful and truthful experiences by providing the user with goals, challenges, problem-solving, and...

Keywords: Educational Video Game Serious Gaming Multimedia Yummy Tricks Glooveth Glove Interactive The Dome E-health Multimedia Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

An Editor’s Perspective: MERLOT and JOLT – Perspectives on Two Open Educational Resources

by Edward H. Perry, PhD

This presentation will center on MERLOT and JOLT, two open educational resources that provide learning materials, research studies, and case studies of interest to the teaching community. MERLOT, the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching, is a free and open online...

Keywords: Open Educational Resources Journal Of Online Teaching And Learning Cure4Kids Global Summit Multimedia Educational Resource For Learning And Online Teaching Peer Review

09 Jun 2011

Capturing the Emotional Experience of School Professionals Educating Children with Cancer

by Ruth Rechis, PhD

Students who have been diagnosed with cancer and who return to school more quickly are less likely to fall as far behind academically and are more likely to be reintegrated readily into the school social environment. For students to return to school successfully, a team of support may be required...

Keywords: General Education Classroom Environment Teacher Emotion Childhood Cancer Survivor Cure4Kids Global Summit Student With Cancer

09 Jun 2011

Evaluating the Cure4Kids for Kids School-Based Cancer Education Program

by Yuri Quintana, PhD

In the 2010-2011 school year, a formal evaluation of the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children program was conducted. The program was created in 2006 as part of the outreach mandate of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Cancer and healthy living education...

Keywords: Cancer Education Cancer Prevention Physical Activity Obesity Cure4Kids For Kids Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

Toward a Framework for Web-based Training with Personalized Content for Healthcare Providers in Low Income Countries

by Sandra Richardson, PhD

The World Health Organization estimates that of the nearly 8.8 million deaths among children below the age of five each year, almost all of them occur in low and middle income countries. Between 70% and 90% of those deaths are avoidable (e.g., pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, HIV/AIDs, etc.) by using...

Keywords: Social Value Creation Public Good Low Income Country Medical Education Medical Training Information Systems User Model Personalization

08 Jun 2010

Nutrition: Current Recommendations and Guidelines

by Terezie Mosby, MS, RD, CSP, IBCLC, LDN

Keywords: Nutrition Malnutrition Sugar Obesity Childhood Obesity Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes In Children Dietary Risk BMI Body Mass Index

08 Jun 2010

Second-hand Smoke Risk Factors for Children

by Jody Nicholson, PhD

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08 Jun 2010

Genetics and Cancer

by Joy Nakitandwe, PhD, MS

Keywords: Cancer Abnormal Cell Growth School Program Public Education Genetic Mutation Point Mutation LOH Gene Amplification Chromosome Deletion Chromosome Translocation Genetic Instability Cancer Genetics Cancer Genomics

08 Jun 2010

Introduction to the Cure4Kids for Kids Professional Development Conference for Teachers

by Yuri Quintana, PhD and Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd

Keywords: Cure4Kids For Kids Teacher Classroom Activity Cancer Prevention Cancer Education What Is Cancer What Are Cells What Is Healthy Living

08 Jun 2010

Drugs, Cancer, and Pharmacy: Drug Development and Use in Cancer Therapy

by William L. Greene, PharmD

Keywords: Chemotherapy Drug Approval Process Vinca Phase 1 Study Phase 2 Study Phase 3 Study Phase 4 Study Pharmacokinetics Pharmacogenomics Drug Metabolism School Program Health Education Cure4Kids For Kids

The Cancer Burden Worldwide

by Raul C. Ribeiro, MD

Keywords: Cancer Burden Burkitt Lymphoma Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ALL Cancer Incidence Pediatric Cancer Cancer Risk Science Teacher Biology Teacher Cancer Education Outreach

08 Jun 2010

Cancer Basics: What, how, who, when, where…

by Justin N. Baker, MD, FAAP, FAAHPM

Keywords: Gene Mutation Cell Division Abnormal Cell Growth Cancer Mitosis Proto-oncogene Oncogene Cancer Myths Benign Malignant Cancer Prevention Skin Cancer Breast Cancer Prostate Cancer Colon Cancer

08 Jun 2010

Cancer in the Classroom: Educational Impact of Childhood Cancer and How to Facilitate Academic Achievement During and After Treatment

by Justin Gardner, MEd

Keywords: School Program Child Life Special Purpose School Parent Education Hospital Educational Services Community School Late Effects Of Childhood Cancer Homebound Services 504 Plan Empathy Cancer Myths

08 Jun 2010

Cell Biology Visualization Techniques

by Samuel A. Connell, BS

Keywords: Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy CLSM Laser-induced Phototoxicity Multiphoton Microscopy Spinning Disk Confocal Microscopy Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching School Program Science Education Microscopy Microscope Cell Imaging

27 Jan 2010

Lighting up the Pathways to Cell Death: Fluorescent Microscopy Approaches to Studying Apoptosis

by Lisa Bouchier-Hayes, PhD

Keywords: Apoptosis Cell Death Phagocytosis Macrophage Cure4Kids For Kids School Program Educational Outreach

27 Jan 2010

What is Cancer?

by Patrick K. Campbell, MD, PhD

Keywords: Cells Cancer DNA DNA Replication Cell Division Mitosis Meiosis DNA Mutation Contagious Disease Oncogene Proto-oncogene Cell Growth Tumor Suppressor Gene Chemotherapy Radiation Therapy Surgery Side Effect

27 Jan 2010

Cancer Treatment: What Can We Do To Improve the Odds?

by Hope Swanson, PharmD

Keywords: Radiation Therapy Surgery Chemotherapy Pharmacy Pharmacist Induction Chemotherapy Adjuvant Chemotherapy Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Clinical Trial Preclinical Trial Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics Pharmacogenomics

15 Oct 2008

Epigenetic regulation of cytokine expression during T helper cell development

by Melanie Van Stry, PhD

Melanie Van Stry, PhD, presents a seminar on the epigenetic regulation of cytokine expression during T helper cell development. One of the definitions of epigenetics is how a cell remembers who it is. Epigenetic studies are important because 1) epigenetic gene regulations are necessary for embryo...

Keywords: Epigenetics Epigenetic Gene Regulation Chromatin Histone Histone Code Mina53

15 Oct 2008

A Tour of Children's GMP

by Aaron M. Shafer, PhD

Aaron M. Shafer, PhD, describes the GMP facility at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “GMP” refers to good manufacturing practices, and in this GMP facility, therapeutic agents are produced under strict guidelines of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. During his...

Keywords: GMP Good Manufacturing Practices Neuroblastoma Therapeutic Antibodies Cytotoxicity Avian Flu Gene Therapy Biotechnology

15 Oct 2008

Discovering New Antibiotic Targets in Bacteria

by Jason Rosch, PhD

Currently available antibiotics target various mechanisms in bacterial pathogens; such mechanisms include cell wall synthesis, protein synthesis, DNA and RNA replication, and folate metabolism. However, bacteria have developed various means of resistance to these antibiotics. Therefore, there...

Keywords: Antibiotic Resistance Calcium Transport Streptococcus Pneumoniae Antibiotic Targets Opportunistic Pathogens Multidrug Resistance Protein Cofactors Trace Metals

18 Oct 2008

Progress in Leukemia Research: A Story of Hope

by James R. Downing, MD

Keywords: Leukemia Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia T(15;17) Chromosome Translocation Chromosome Deletion Bioinformatics

15 Oct 2008

Lighting up the pathways to cell death: fluorescence microscopy approaches to studying apoptosis

by Lisa Bouchier-Hayes, PhD

Lisa Bouchier-Hayes, PhD provides an excellent review of apoptosis, or programmed cell death, including the fundamental steps of apoptosis and its importance in cell function. The importance of apoptosis is to sculpt tissues in embryogenesis and metamorphosis, which are primary steps for growth...

Keywords: Apoptosis Confocal Microscopy Cytocrome Cytochrome C-GFP Homeostasis Fluorescent Proteins

15 Oct 2008

The Role of p53 in Retinoblastoma

by Samantha Cicero, PhD

Retinoblastoma is the third most common form of cancer in infants. Samantha Cicero, PhD, describes the consequences of inactivation of the p53 pathway in retinoblastoma. She begins by describing the demographics and characteristics of retinoblastoma and the landmark discoveries in retinoblastoma...

Keywords: Retinoblastoma P54 Pathway Genetics Cancer Genetics Gene Inactivation P53 P54 MDMX Amplification Apoptosis Xenograft MDM2 Nutlin-3a Topotecan

15 Oct 2008

Advances in Understanding Hematopoiesis

by Kyle M. Johnson, PhD

Kyle Johnson, PhD, presents recent advances in hematopoiesis that can be applied to future research focused on understanding specific problems related to the treatment of pathological conditions. He explains the hematopoietic process and its importance in healthy individuals. He then outlines the...

Keywords: Hematopoiesis Cytokine Stem Cell Stem Cells Lymphoid Cells Myeloid Cells Gata-2 Transcription Translocation Red Blood Cell White Blood Cell Platelet

28 Aug 2008

UICC 2008: Cancer on the Internet

by Chatrina Melcher, Yuri Quintana, PhD, Laetitia Bigger, PhD, David Wiljer, PhD, Joan Dzenowagis, PhD and Alejandro (Alex) R. Jadad, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, FCAHS

European School of Oncology: Learning to Care. Chatrina Melcher Founded in 1982, the European School of Oncology is based on the idea of uniting the clinical, cultural and scientific traditions of European oncology. The motto of the school is “learning to care,” and this institution is...

Keywords: Cancer E-health Patient Support Information Professional Education

11 Jun 2011

Workshop - Cure4Kids Cells and Cancer Education: An Overview of the Lab Activities for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students

by Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd

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