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Session Type: Oral Session

Diet and Cancer (Oral Session 9)

Sunday, July 26, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Location:Maryland Ballroom D

    Chair(s)

  • Chaoran Ma, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor
    University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Co-Chair(s)

  • Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, PhD. MS, RDN (she/her/hers)

    Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago; Co-leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program, University of Illinois Cancer Center
    University of Illinois Chicago; University of Illinois Cancer Center
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • Longgang Zhao, PhD

    Postdoctoral Associate
    Yale School of Nursing
    Orange, Connecticut, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Sangshan Tian, MS (she/her/hers)

    Ph.D. candidate
    The Pennsylvania State University
    University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • JP

    Jenny Paredes, PhD

    Staff Scientist
    Beckham Research Institute, City of Hope
    City of Hope
    Duarte, California, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Sarah Alver, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

    Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
    Fred Hutch Cancer Center
    Bothell, Washington, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Gerardo Mackenzie, PhD (he/him/his)

    Professor and Chair
    University of California, Davis
    Davis, California, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • SS

    Stefania Setyaningtyas, MPH

    Graduate Student
    Purdue University
    Lafayette, Indiana, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Marissa Shams-White, PhD, MSTOM, MS, MPH (she/her/hers)

    Senior Principal Scientist
    Population Science
    American Cancer Society
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

NUTRITION 2026 Oral Sessions feature the presentation of multiple abstracts organized around a common theme and highlight outstanding research representing the abstract topical areas. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

  • 10:30 AM - 10:42 AM ET
    Plant-Based Diet and Liver Cancer Incidence and Chronic Liver Disease Mortality in the Women’s Health Initiative

    Presenting Author: Longgang Zhao, PhD – Yale School of Nursing

    Co-Author: Esther Farley – School of Nursing, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

    Co-Author: Lihong Qi – University of California, Davis School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Margaret S. Pichardo – University of Pennsylvania

    Co-Author: Su Yon Jung – Translational Sciences Section, School of Nursing, Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California

    Co-Author: Simin Liu – University of California, Irvine

    Co-Author: Rowan T. Chlebowski – The Lundquist Institute

    Co-Author: Robert B. Wallace – University of Iowa

    Co-Author: Jean Wactawski-Wende – University at Buffalo (SUNY)

    Co-Author: Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Co-Author: Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Public Health Sciences Division, Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Co-Author: Lesley F. Tinker – Public Health Sciences Division, Cancer Prevention Department, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Co-Author: Xuehong Zhang – Yale University

  • 10:42 AM - 10:54 AM ET
    Structurally Distinct Dietary Fibers Differentially Modulate Colon Tumorigenesis in a Mouse Model of Sporadic Colorectal Cancer

    Presenting Author: Sangshan Tian, MS (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University

    Co-Author: Sumudu Rajakaruna, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

    Co-Author: Umesh K. Goand, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

    Co-Author: Fuhua Hao – The Pennsylvania State University

    Co-Author: Jordan E. Bisanz, PhD (he/him/his) – The Pennsylvania State University

    Co-Author: Andrew D. Patterson, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

    Co-Author: Vishal Singh, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

  • 10:54 AM - 11:06 AM ET
    Dietary Fiber Intake Correlates With Improved Allo‑HCT Survival and Supports Development of a High‑Fiber Trial

    Presenting Author: Jenny Paredes, PhD – City of Hope

    Co-Author: Tyler Funnell – City of Hope

    Co-Author: Natalie G. Smith, BA – City of Hope National Medical Center

    Co-Author: Emily Tang – City of Hope

    Co-Author: Sally Mokhtari – City of Hope

    Co-Author: Amina Lazrak – City of Hope

    Co-Author: Keimya Sadeghi – City of Hope

    Co-Author: Urvi Shah – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Co-Author: Adern Yu – City of Hope

    Co-Author: Jonathan Peled – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Co-Author: Marina Burgos da Silva – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Co-Author: Teng Fei – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Co-Author: Ryo Nakamura – City of Hope

    Co-Author: Marcel van den Brink, MD/PhD – City of Hope

  • 11:06 AM - 11:18 AM ET
    Diet Quality and Gastrointestinal Cancer-Related Blood Metabolites: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

    Presenting Author: Sarah K. Alver, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutch Cancer Center

    Co-Author: Brandilyn A. Peters – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Co-Author: Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Co-Author: Qibin Qi – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Co-Author: Humberto Parada, Jr. – San Diego State University

    Co-Author: Bharat Thyagarajan – University of Minnesota

    Co-Author: Frank J. Penedo – University of Miami

    Co-Author: Robert C. Kaplan – Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Fred Hutch Cancer Center

  • 11:18 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Omega 3 Fatty Acids Mitigate Early, but Not Late, High-Fat Diet-Driven Pancreatic Carcinogenesis in Mice by Modulating the Gut Barrier and the Adipose-Pancreas Axis

    Presenting Author: Gerardo G. Mackenzie, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Aya S. Ead, Ph.D. – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Jazmin Machuca, Ph.D. – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Joanna Wirkus, Ph.D. – University of California, Davis

  • 11:30 AM - 11:42 AM ET
    The Effect of Vitamin E Delta-Tocotrienol on Mutated Apc and Kras Associated Changes in Plasma Metabolome in a Mouse Model of Colorectal Cancer

    Presenting Author: Stefania W. Setyaningtyas, MPH – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Suji Im – Purdue University

    Co-Author: Qing Jiang – Purdue University

  • 11:42 AM - 11:54 AM ET
    Ultra-Processed Foods and Cancer Risk: Associations and Methodological Considerations in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-II Nutrition Cohort

    Presenting Author: Marissa M. Shams-White, PhD, MSTOM, MS, MPH (she/her/hers) – American Cancer Society

    Co-Author: Matthew Masters – American Cancer Society

    Co-Author: Kelly C. Cara – American Cancer Society

    Co-Author: Erikka Loftfield – National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

    Co-Author: Kirsten A. Herrick, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

    Co-Author: Marjorie L. McCullough – American Cancer Society

    Co-Author: Valeria L. Elahy – American Cancer Society

    Co-Author: Terryl J. Hartman – Emory University

    Co-Author: Alpa V. Patel – American Cancer Society

    Co-Author: Allison Sylvetsky, PhD – University of Rhode Island

    Co-Author: Caroline Y. Um – American Cancer Society