Speakers

Speech Title : Artificial Radionuclides and Evolutionary Mismatch: Vulnerability of the Colon, Pancreas, Diabetes, and Arteries

Sebastiano Venturi, from the Department of Public Health, Rimini, Italy, has conducted extensive research on iodine, iodine deficiency disorders, and the extrathyroidal antioxidant role of iodine in the human body. He authored some of the earliest studies identifying associations between iodine and cancers of the stomach, breast, and salivary glands, which were presented at international congresses in Beijing and London. He also published pioneering work on the evolutionary role of iodine in primitive living cells. Between 2020 and 2026, Dr. Venturi investigated the correlation between Cesium-137 exposure and pancreatic and salivary gland cancers, as well as pancreatitis and diabetes. These findings were presented at international conferences in St. Petersburg (2022) and Singapore (2025), including experimental analyses incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Speech Title : Genetics, Prostate, Clinical Oncology

Veda N. Giri, MD is a medical oncologist with specialization in clinical cancer genetics. Dr. Giri is Division Chief of Clinical Cancer Genetics for Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital and Assistant Director of Clinical Cancer Genetics for Yale Cancer Center, where she leads an integrated and comprehensive effort in cancer genetic evaluation to inform precision medicine, tailored cancer screening, and hereditary cancer risk. She is also Director of the Early Onset Cancer Program. In 2023 she was named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO).

Speech Title : Beyond the Diagnosis: The Fracturing of Marriage by Cervical Cancer in Sarawak

"Kristy Karthini John Abdullah, RN, is an Oncology Nurse with over 18 years of clinical specialization. Currently a PhD candidate in Nursing at UNIMAS, she integrates evidence-based research with patient-centered care. Based at Sarawak General Hospital, she coordinates high-volume cancer patient care at the RTU Clinic and provides comprehensive patient education. Beyond her clinical role, she serves as a Trainer-of-Trainers (TOT) for Sarawak state and supervises undergraduate nursing research at Open University Malaysia. She is also an active volunteer with the Pink Ribbon Support Group Sarawak and SCAN, providing psychosocial support and community education. An accomplished international speaker, she has presented at prestigious forums, including international nursing and oncology conferences. Her memberships in the Malaysian Nurses Association (MNA) and the Malaysian Mental Health Nurses Association (MHN) reflect a holistic approach to oncology nursing—one that bridges clinical excellence with compassionate advocacy and education.

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