ABOUT THE LECTURE:
During this presentation, Dr. Dorfman will focus on two under-addressed topics in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivorship: 1) symptom management to facilitate engagement in developmentally relevant, values-consistent goals for AYAs with advanced cancer; and 2) family building options and health concerns during pregnancy for female AYA survivors. She will provide information about two interventions she developed to address these topics, including the rationale for the interventions, the process used to tailor the interventions to the specific needs of the population, and the rationale for intervention components along with study results.
HOST:
Dr Jason Lam Shang Leen
Consultant
Department of Paediatrics
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
VENUE:
Duke-NUS Medical School
Meeting Room 7C, Level 7
CONTACT PERSON:
Ms Sherlyn Leo (sherlynleo@duke-nus.edu.sg)
Duke-NUS Research Affairs Department
Date and Time
06 Oct 2026 @ 12:00 - 06 Oct 2026 @ 13:00
Speaker
Dr Caroline Dorfman
Associate Professor
Director, Division of Behavioural Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Dorfman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University where she is Director of the Division of Behavioural Medicine. Within the Duke Cancer Institute she co-directs the Teen and Young Adult Oncology and Oncofertility Programs. Her program research focuses on the development, evaluation, and dissemination of novel psychosocial and behavioural interventions for cancer survivors with a particular interest in the needs of adolescents and young adults with cancer.