Fireside Chats
Upcoming Fireside Chat
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month! Join us for our Fireside Chat on lung cancer risk factors with Dr. Abbie Begnaud, MCC researcher and pulmonologist, who will discuss key risk factors along with prevention, early detection, and screening. Dan Tranter, MPH, from the Minnesota Department of Health, will highlight radon exposure as a significant risk factor. Don’t miss this crucial conversation on understanding and reducing your risk of lung cancer!
Fireside Chat Recordings
2024
October 2024 - Let's Chat about Liver Cancer
September 2024 - Let's Chat about Blood Cancers
August 2024 - Let's Chat about Translational Research
June 2024 - Let's Chat about Cancer Survivorship Research
May 2024 - Let's Chat about Gynecologic Cancers
April 2024 - Let's Chat about Head and Neck Cancer
March 2024 - Let's Chat about Kidney Cancer
February 2024 - Pathways to Prevention: Strategies to Address Cancer Disparities in Cultural Groups in MN
January 2024 - Let's Chat about Cervical Cancer Treatments and Clinical Trials
2023
November 2023 - Let's Chat about Lung Cancer Chemoprevention
October 2023 - Let's Chat with a Breast Oncologist and a Breast Cancer Survivor
August 2023 - Let's Chat about the Latest in Pancreatic Cancer Research
July 2023 - Let's Chat about Brain Tumors
June 2023 - Let's Chat about Acute Myeloid Leukemia
April 2023 - Let's Chat about How Minnesota Communities Are Tackling Cancer Disparities
March 2023 - Let's Chat about Colorectal Cancer Research
February 2023 - Let's Chat about Race & Cancer Research
January 2023 - Let's Chat about HPV Research & Cervical Cancer Prevention
2022
December 2022 - Let's Chat about Clinical Trials
November 2022 - Let's Chat about Lung Cancer
October 2022 - Let's Chat about Breast Cancer
September 2022 - Let's Chat about Prostate Cancer
July 2022 - Let's Chat about Bone Cancer
June 2022 - Cancer Survivorship with MOCA
May 2022 - Let's Chat about Skin Cancer
April 2022 - Black Advocacy in the Cancer Space
March 2022 - Let's Chat about Colorectal Cancer
Febraury 2022 - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Cancer
January 2022 - Let's Chat about Cervical Cancer
5Qs with the Experts
Other 5Qs
- May 2024 - Talking various aspects of gynecologic cancers with Dr. Jordan Mattson
- April 2024 - Critical aspects of head and neck cancers with Dr. Frank Ondrey
- March 2024 - Critical aspects of kidney cancer including risk factors, symptoms, and prevention strategies with Dr. Subodh Regmi
- February 2024 - Cancer disparities and HPV prevention with Dr. April Wilhelm and Dr. Serena Xiong
University of Minnesota Wellbeing Program Points
If you are a University of Minnesota employee or spouse enrolled in the Wellbeing Program and have questions regarding earning wellbeing points for attending the Fireside Chats, please email wellness@umn.edu with your questions.