28TH ANNUAL
West Hawai‘i
Cancer Symposium
Schedule
Presented by:
American Cancer Society — Hawai‘i Pacific
University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center

Friday, September 5, 2025
7:15 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:50 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Celestia Higano, MD • University of British Columbia
8:00 AM
New Options & Best Practices in Advanced Prostate Cancer
Alan Bryce, MD • City of Hope
8:45 AM
Geriatric Oncology — A New Care Standard: The Practical Geriatric Assessment for Guiding Care & Research
9:30 AM
Considerations in the Treatment of Older Adults with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
10:15 AM
Break
Visit exhibitors.
10:45 AM
Leading the Way: Hawaii’s Vision for Cutting Edge Lung Cancer Care with AI & Robotics
Taryne Imai, MD • University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
11:30 AM
Keynote Address: The John A. Burns School of Medicine—Training the Next Generation of Physicians for Hawaii
T. Samuel Shomaker, MD • University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
12:15 PM
Break
Visit exhibitors.
12:30 PM
Lunch & Complex Case Presentations
Jan H. Wong, MD • East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine
1:45 PM
Evaluation & Adjourn
Saturday, September 6, 2025
7:15 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:50 AM
Welcome
Jan H. Wong, MD • East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine
8:00 AM
The Obesity-Cancer Link: Treatments & Outcomes
Eric DeMaria, MD • East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine
8:45 AM
The Shifting Role of Surgery in Melanoma
John Vetto, MD • Oregon Health & Sciences University
9:30 AM
Therapy Options in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Daneng Li, MD • City of Hope
10:15 AM
Break
Visit exhibitors.
10:45 AM
Surveillance & Survivorship in the Era of Potential Non-Operative Management
Arden Morris, MD, MPH • Stanford University School of Medicine
11:30 AM
The COMET Trial for Low-Risk DCIS: Early Findings & Patient-Reported Outcomes
Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH • Duke Cancer Institute
12:15 PM
Algorithms for Breast Cancer Management, Including HR+, HER2+, TNBC & Subsets Based on Genomic Profiling
Edith A. Perez, MD • Mayo Clinic