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It's National Public Health Week!
04 April, 2014
This week, April 7 – 11, 2014, is National Public Health Week. It’s an opportunity to recognize the contributions of the many organizations that…
Lynch Syndrome: Just The Facts
03 March, 2014
Did you know?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about 3% of colorectal cancer cases are due to an inherited condition…
Summit Speaker Series: Dr. Nathan Slotnick, Dr. Christina Szot and Dr. Brian Lawenda
03 March, 2014
The 2014 Nevada Cancer Control Summit brings together expert speakers from throughout Nevada and the nation to discuss the latest topics in cancer…
Summit Speaker Series: Dr. Amy Shaw
03 March, 2014
The 2014 Nevada Cancer Control Summit brings together expert speakers from throughout Nevada and the nation to discuss the latest topics in cancer…
Prevention, Early Detection Key to Reducing Colon Cancer
02 February, 2014
“We cannot treat our way out of the cancer problem…More commitment to prevention and early detection is desperately needed in order to complement…
Nevadans Challenged to Check Their Rears This March
02 February, 2014
With March’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month fast approaching, March 1 - 31, health professionals throughout the state are challenging Nevadans to…
Screening Success: Community Health Alliance
02 February, 2014
With Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month just days away (March 1 - 31) NCC, in collaboration with Nevada Colon Cancer Partnership, has been working on…
Webinar: Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Primary Care Setting
02 February, 2014
Nevada Cancer Coalition, in conjunction with Nevada Colon Cancer Partnership, is pleased to host this training via toll-free web-conference. This…
World Cancer Day: Let's Debunk Some Myths!
02 February, 2014
If you caught the collaborative ad from Chevrolet and the American Cancer Society during Sunday’s SuperBowl then you may already know that today is…
Nevada’s Anti-Tobacco Efforts Face New Challenges 50 Years After Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking
01 January, 2014
Today the U.S. Surgeon General released a 1,000 page report that highlights five decades of progress in tobacco control and prevention, presents new…
Denise Dunning Awards - Call for Nominations
12 December, 2013
We are now accepting nominations for the 2013 Denise Dunning Award. Presented annually at the Nevada Cancer Control Summit, the award was created in…
Call for Abstracts: 2014 Cancer Control Summit Poster Session
12 December, 2013
We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts for posters for the 2014 Nevada Cancer Control Summit, slated for April 25, 2014 at the UNLV Student…