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Vaccines, Community, and the Power of Prevention: What Americans Really Think
07.14.2025
As headlines warn of a rising measles outbreak stretching across multiple states, the question of childhood vaccination is once again at the center…
Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels – new research
07.11.2025
Jalees Rehman, University of Illinois Chicago
Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of muscles even when the muscles are nowhere close to the…
Nevada Hospitals Face Severe Risks From Medicaid Cuts in New Tax Law
07.10.2025
Nevada’s hospitals are bracing for a major financial blow following the passage of a new federal tax law, often referred to as the “Big Beautiful…
Breaking the Link: How Reducing Neighborhood Segregation Can Lower Lung Cancer Risk in African American Communities
07.08.2025
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and in Nevada. African American communities face a higher risk, developing…
Miles McKinzie
06.23.2025
2001 - 2024
This is in memory of our son Miles. He is forever 23. He passed unexpectedly on Nov 1, 2024 from UNDIAGNOSED colon cancer. Not a…
LGBTQ+ patients stay up-to-date on preventive care when their doctors are supportive, saving money and lives throughout society
06.12.2025
Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago
When LGBTQ+ patients are unsure if they can be open about their identity and related health…
Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Sheds Light on a Common Men’s Health Issue
05.19.2025
On May 18, 2025, the office of former President Joe Biden announced that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has…
Mountain West Cancer Control Contingent Meets with Congressional Delegation
03.31.2025
Last Thursday, March 27, a contingent of cancer control professionals working in states across the Mountain West traveled together to Washington D.C…
NCC Travels I-80 Educating Nevadans on Cancer
03.24.2025
Every March the team from Nevada Cancer Coalition hits the road, traveling along Interstate 80 to attend the popular Humboldt General Hospital…
Lung Screening Bill Receives Support at Nevada Legislature
03.21.2025
A bill to improve access to lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) received support on Friday, March 21 from a number of…