Obesity, Metabolism and the Microenvironment: Links to Cancer

Obesity, Metabolism and the Microenvironment: Links to Cancer is organized by Opus Medicus, Inc and will be held from Aug 31, 2018 - Aug 30, 2021.

Credits:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Opus Medicus designates this Internet enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Credits
In addition to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™, Opus Medicus designates this course for Specialty Board MOC Program Credits: 1.0 ABIM MOC Points.

Course Description:
This course covers obesity-driven changes in both the normal and tumor microenvironment. With a focus on breast cancer etiology, the course describes alterations in metabolism, the release of signaling molecules, and the effects of the timing of obesity onset.

Topics:
• Obesity, breast cancer and windows of susceptibility.
• Mechanisms of obesity-related cancer.

Conference Objectives are :
• Mechanisms of obesity-related cancer.
• Windows of susceptibility.
• Links between obesity and breast cancer.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.