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Summit poster session highlights technology, policy, interventions in cancer control
08.27.2026
The Nevada Cancer Control Summit, on Sept. 18 in Reno, brings together health care professionals, researchers, public health leaders, community…
Years after he quit smoking, a lung cancer scan saved his life
08.26.2026
By Paula Span, KFF Health News
Dennis Schmidt started smoking as a teenager, when that was so unexceptional that his Catholic high school…
Breaking down barriers to cancer screening at the Nevada Cancer Control Summit
08.14.2026
Cancer screening saves lives, but knowing that screening is important doesn’t necessarily make it easy to get screened.
Stigma, past experiences…
Education before enforcement: How Nevada is helping retailers prevent youth tobacco sales
07.31.2026
Preventing youth tobacco use starts long before someone lights a cigarette or picks up a vape. One important step happens behind the checkout…
Nevada invests nearly $16 million to expand GME programs
07.23.2026
The Nevada Health Authority recently announced nearly $16 million in Graduate Medical Education (GME) grant awards to expand physician residency and…
Bringing health where it matters: Inside Washoe County's Family Health Festivals
07.07.2026
What happens when health care comes to the places where people already live, work and gather?
That's the question at the heart of the latest…
New HHS initiative could expand access to cancer clinical trials for Nevadans
07.02.2026
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in June announced a department-wide initiative to strengthen America's clinical research…
Responsible AI in healthcare could strengthen Nevada's cancer care workforce
07.02.2026
Nevada continues to face significant healthcare workforce shortages, creating challenges for patients seeking timely access to preventive services,…
First new US sunscreen ingredient since 1999 approved by FDA
06.24.2026
A skin scientist explains how bemotrizinol works
Guy German, Binghamton University, State University of New York
As summer in the U.S.…
Beyond treatment: Cancer Community Clubhouse founder shares why survivorship support matters
06.16.2026
For many people, cancer survivorship begins the moment they hear the words, "You have cancer." Yet support often fades long before the physical,…