Wendy Demark-Wahnefried
温迪·德马克-瓦内弗里德
PhD, RD
Professor and Webb Endowed Chair, O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center奥尼尔综合癌症中心韦伯讲席教授
👥Biography 个人简介
Dr. Wendy Demark-Wahnefried is a leading researcher in lifestyle interventions for cancer survivors, specializing in diet, physical activity, and weight management. Her clinical trials have demonstrated that healthy lifestyle changes improve outcomes, reduce recurrence risk, and enhance quality of life after cancer.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
LEAN and FRESH START Trials
Designed and led landmark randomized trials testing diet and exercise interventions in prostate and breast cancer survivors, demonstrating measurable improvements in biomarkers and quality of life.
Obesity and Cancer Survivorship
Established the relationship between obesity, metabolic dysfunction, and cancer recurrence risk in survivors, providing evidence for weight management as a core component of survivorship care.
Rural and Underserved Survivorship
Developed remotely delivered lifestyle intervention programs to reach rural and underserved cancer survivors, reducing health disparities in survivorship care access.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Diet, exercise and weight management in cancer survivors
CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (2012)
Comprehensive review establishing evidence-based recommendations for lifestyle modification in cancer survivors, widely adopted in clinical practice guidelines.
FRESH START: a randomized trial of exercise and diet among cancer survivors
Journal of Clinical Oncology (2007)
Demonstrated that a mailed, tailored diet and exercise intervention significantly improved lifestyle behaviors in breast and prostate cancer survivors.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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