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Nonprofits Plan Cancer Day at the Legislature March 1
02.23.2023
Nevada’s lawmakers on Wednesday, March 1 will get to walk through an inflatable colon, explore a pair of jumbo-sized lungs, and see the Mammovan…
Resource Highlight: Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation
02.15.2023
A stage 4 cancer diagnosis is tough, but it can be especially stressful for young moms or dads who have children still in the home and worry about…
Takeaways from the Georgia Cancer Summit
02.08.2023
By Kristen Hackbarth, NCC Communications Director
For those who aren’t aware, I work for Nevada Cancer Coalition from afar – in Atlanta, Georgia…
New Board and Staff Join Nevada Cancer Coalition
02.08.2023
Nevada Cancer Coalition in February welcomed three new members to the nonprofit’s board of directors and hired Lily Helzer as its incoming Cancer…
Musings, experiences from a young doctor and dermatology resident
02.07.2023
Dr. Anita Savell is a first-year dermatology resident at the University of California, Davis. Dermatology requires three years of specialty specific…
ThriveNV Joins Jasper Community
02.06.2023
ThriveNV is a community of connection and caring. It's our goal to connect people who are affected by cancer and their caregivers to others in the…
Extension urges Nevadans to test homes for radon
01.04.2023
University of Nevada, Reno Extension offers free radon test kits through February
Submitted by University of Nevada, Reno Extension
January is…
Screening, prevention have kept cervical cancer at bay for countless women
01.03.2023
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
Cervical cancer, once a leading cause of cancer death among women, has become largely preventable…
WHO launches new campaign to amplify the lived experience of people affected by cancer
12.22.2022
Earlier this year the World Health Organization launched the first global survey to better understand and address the needs of all those affected by…
ThriveNV Patient Navigation Expands with Southern Nevada Presence
12.15.2022
Did you know that ThriveNV has three navigators? In late 2021 and early 2022, NCC added two new navigators to the team, both bilingual and based in…