Oral Presentation Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting 2019

Impact of environmental changes on cancer  (#31)

Hubertus Jersmann 1
  1. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Professor Jersmann will summarise the current state of Climate Change, it’s main drivers and the general impacts on our planet including Human Health. Specific effects on certain cancers, such as skin, breast and lung and possible mechanisms for this effect of Climate Change will be highlighted. The wider implications of destabilisations of societies/economies and the effect of this on the future of cancer therapy in general will be discussed. To enable oncologists to do something about Climate Change several options for mitigation will be outlined.