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Annual Cancer Survivorship Conference brings the community together

The six-hour event gathers experts in the medical field to speak about prevention and living the healthiest life

Annual Cancer Survivorship Conference brings the community together

The six-hour event gathers experts in the medical field to speak about prevention and living the healthiest life

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    SEVEN AT NOON. NEBRASKA MED’S CANCER SURVIVORSHIP CONFERENCE IS COMING UP. AND SO TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT IS CANCER PREVENTION ADVOCATE DENISE IBSEN. COLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. OKAY. SO WHAT CAN PEOPLE ATTEND FROM THIS EVENT AND WHAT WHAT CAN PEOPLE GET FROM ATTENDING THIS EVENT AND WHY SHOULD THEY CONSIDER EVEN GOING? YEAH, SO IT’S A GREAT EVENT. IT’S FREE. FIRST OF ALL, IT’S FREE. IT’S OPEN TO CANCER SURVIVORS, CAREGIVERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THERE’S CEUS FOR THE PROVIDERS, BUT IT’S A GREAT LINEUP. IT’S WE HAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION WITH THE KEYNOTE. IT’S AN ONCOLOGY NURSE. AND IT’S IT’S A FOLLOW UP TO HER BLOG WHERE SHE SAYS, KIND OF DEAR CANCER PATIENTS, I’M SORRY FOR WHAT I DIDN’T KNOW OR WHAT I DIDN’T GET BECAUSE SHE THEN BECAME A CANCER PATIENT HERSELF. AND SO IT’S KIND OF HER JOURNEY. THEN WE HAVE DIFFERENT KICKOFFS WITH OBESITY TREATMENT AND CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, SOMATIC AND GERMLINE TREATMENT WITH DNA, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO TO ME PERSONALLY, IT’S THE CANCER TUMOR TESTING VERSUS DNA FOR HEREDITARY CANCER, BONE HEALTH AND EXERCISE, MENTAL HEALTH STATUS AND CANCER. AND THEN WHERE DO WE STAND WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOLLOWED WITH Q&A. SO IT’S A LOT OF FUN THINGS KIND OF THROWN ALL IN AT ONCE. YEAH. AND IT’S VERY INTERESTING TOPICS OKAY. SO THERE’S LIKE A MINI MARATHON THAT PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE IN. YEAH. SO I’M THE FOUNDER OF THE 26.2 STEP MINI MARATHON. AND I STARTED IT NINE YEARS AGO AS A MARATHON RUNNER WHO THEN BROKE HER HIP. AND SO I PIVOTED TO STEPS VERSUS MILES. AND SINCE THEN, I ALWAYS LOOK FOR WAYS TO REMOVE BARRIERS SO MORE PEOPLE CAN BE INVOLVED. BECAUSE REALLY IT’S NOT THE MILES THAT’S IMPORTANT. IT’S WHATEVER YOU’RE TRYING TO SUPPORT. AND I’VE PARTNERED A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES WITH NEBRASKA MED LAST WEEK. WE OR TWO WEEKS AGO, WE JUST DID THE NORTH OMAHA MINI MARATHON, WHICH WAS SO MUCH FUN. AND NOW WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ONE AT THE CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. AND SO HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU SAY YOU WENT TO A CONFERENCE, YOU LEARNED SOME GREAT THINGS. YOU DID A MARATHON AND YOU GOT CONTINUING EDUCATION, RIGHT? NOT MUCH. OKAY. WHY SHOULD SOMEONE IMPACTED BY CANCER CONSIDER COMING TO THIS. YEAH. WE, THE ADVISORY GROUP, REALLY SAT DOWN AND THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS, NOT THE HIGH LEVEL MEDICAL THINGS, THAT WHEN YOU’RE IN TREATMENT THAT PEOPLE ARE THROWING AT YOU, BUT WHAT REALLY IMPACTS YOUR LIFE OR YOUR CAREGIVERS LIFE OR LIKE THE AFTER YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH TREATMENT, YOU KNOW, THE MENTAL HEALTH AND THE BONE HEALTH. AND SO I THINK IT’S A GOOD, WELL-ROUNDED TOPICS TO COVER DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THAT WORLD AND THAT WALK THAT YOU’RE GOING TO DO. ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, JUST PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FROM BEING A CANCER SURVIVOR MYSELF. THERE’S SO MANY LITTLE THINGS THAT CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE AND YOU’RE LIKE, OH, WELL, LIKE MY DOCTOR DIDN’T TELL ME THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO I THINK THAT THAT’S WHAT WE KIND OF LOOKED AT, RIGHT. BONE HEALTH AFTER TREATMENT. YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH THE WHOLE PATH. ABSOLUTELY. AND SO YOU HAVE TO REGISTER RIGHT. REGISTER ONLINE. YEAH. YOU CAN DO ONLINE OR IN PERSON. RIGHT NOW WE’RE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN PERSON THAN ONLINE, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY EXCITING FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING, BUT IT IS FREE. SO WE NEED YOU TO REGISTER. BUT IT IS FREE. AND WHERE CAN PEOPLE SIGN UP AT? OH, SO I DON’T HAVE THE WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND IT THROUGH NEBRASKA MED. HOPEFULLY THEY GAVE YOU THE LINK AND WE CAN ADD IT TO THE STORY. BUT THROUGH NEBRASKA MED, THE CANCER, THE FRED AND PAMELA BUFFETT CENTER. OKAY, GREAT. IT’S JUNE 13TH, WHICH IS A FRIDAY, 8 TO 115. ALL THE LUNCHES, ALL LUNCH, LUNCH, SOME BREAKFAST SUPPLIES. WE’RE GOING TO FEED YOU. YEAH. TAKE CAR
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    Updated: 3:27 PM CDT Jun 2, 2025
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    Annual Cancer Survivorship Conference brings the community together

    The six-hour event gathers experts in the medical field to speak about prevention and living the healthiest life

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    Updated: 3:27 PM CDT Jun 2, 2025
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    Surviving and Thriving together. That is the message of the Cancer Survivorship Conference. Friday, June 13, medical experts will address the audience about GLP-1 weight loss drugs for cancer prevention, updates on medical marijuana, and exercise for bone health. Breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m. at the Scott Conference Center and finishes at 1:15 p.m. following lunch and a Patient and Provider Panel. There will also be many other cancer resources available. Cancer prevention advocate Denise Ibsen Cole sat down with KETV's Waverle Monroe to discuss the event's impact on the community. For more information, visit nebraskamed.com.

    Surviving and Thriving together. That is the message of the Cancer Survivorship Conference.

    Friday, June 13, medical experts will address the audience about GLP-1 weight loss drugs for cancer prevention, updates on medical marijuana, and exercise for bone health.

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    Breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m. at the Scott Conference Center and finishes at 1:15 p.m. following lunch and a Patient and Provider Panel.

    There will also be many other cancer resources available.

    Cancer prevention advocate Denise Ibsen Cole sat down with KETV's Waverle Monroe to discuss the event's impact on the community.

    For more information, visit nebraskamed.com.