Immune Rejuvenation in Cancer with Heather Zwickey, PhD
Worth 1 CE (of which .5 are pharm)
Traditional cancer chemotherapies and radiation suppress immunity in people with cancer. The result is often long-term inflammation and the behavioral and psycho-social effects that go with it. However, aggressive anti-cancer treatment not only impacts immunity, it also shifts the overall microbiome. In this seminar, we will examine the relationship between psychoneuroimmunology, the microbiome, and cancer treatment. We will also discuss microbiome-based strategies for improving the immune response post-chemotherapy and radiation.
Learning Objectives
Discuss the immune response and the behavioral symptoms associated with each phase of immunity;
Describe the psychoneuroimmunology impacts of chemotherapy and radiation;
Describe the links between the microbiota and the immune system dynamics;
Apply microbiota-based approaches to immune rejuvenation.
Worth 1 CE (of which .5 are pharm)
Traditional cancer chemotherapies and radiation suppress immunity in people with cancer. The result is often long-term inflammation and the behavioral and psycho-social effects that go with it. However, aggressive anti-cancer treatment not only impacts immunity, it also shifts the overall microbiome. In this seminar, we will examine the relationship between psychoneuroimmunology, the microbiome, and cancer treatment. We will also discuss microbiome-based strategies for improving the immune response post-chemotherapy and radiation.
Learning Objectives
Discuss the immune response and the behavioral symptoms associated with each phase of immunity;
Describe the psychoneuroimmunology impacts of chemotherapy and radiation;
Describe the links between the microbiota and the immune system dynamics;
Apply microbiota-based approaches to immune rejuvenation.
Worth 1 CE (of which .5 are pharm)
Traditional cancer chemotherapies and radiation suppress immunity in people with cancer. The result is often long-term inflammation and the behavioral and psycho-social effects that go with it. However, aggressive anti-cancer treatment not only impacts immunity, it also shifts the overall microbiome. In this seminar, we will examine the relationship between psychoneuroimmunology, the microbiome, and cancer treatment. We will also discuss microbiome-based strategies for improving the immune response post-chemotherapy and radiation.
Learning Objectives
Discuss the immune response and the behavioral symptoms associated with each phase of immunity;
Describe the psychoneuroimmunology impacts of chemotherapy and radiation;
Describe the links between the microbiota and the immune system dynamics;
Apply microbiota-based approaches to immune rejuvenation.