With the advent of new treatment modalities, the number of cancer survivors continues to increase. More than 10 million cancer survivors in the United States challenge researchers to address issues related to tailoring of therapies and research on cancer survivorship. Cancer patients would like to know what they can do to protect themselves against treatment side effects, recurring or secondary tumors, and how they can best return to an active, healthy life. In this session, speakers will discuss how patient cohorts and clinical trials have provided initial answers. The value of molecular markers on prognosis and treatment tailoring will be addressed, as well as research on the relationships between health behaviors and tumor characteristics. Speakers will highlight the state-of-the science with respect to exercise, diet, supplement use, and quality of life, and suggest future research goals.
Symposium: From Molecular Tumor Markers to Health Behaviors: Promises and Challenges of Cancer Survivorship

Multidisciplinary approaches to understanding acute and late effects of breast cancer therapy; Dawn Hershman. Columbia University, New York, NY

Let's get moving: Physical activity and health among cancer patients; Melinda l. Irwin. Yale University, New Haven, CT

Nutrition and supplements for cancer patients: Facts and fiction; Cornelia M. Ulrich. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Ctr., Seattle, WA

Health, mind and quality of life among cancer survivors; Paul B. Jacobsen. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr. & Res. Inst., Tampa, FL,