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NCC Board Member Wins National Recognition
08 August, 2022
Nevada Cancer Coalition board member Debbie Anderson on Aug. 23, 2022 will travel to Nashville, Tenn., as Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital's…
NCC's Policy Recommendations Attract Attention
07 July, 2022
Back in February of 2022 NCC got bold.
The Biden Administration released their new iteration of the Cancer Moonshot, and we got excited about…
Registration open for Nevada Cancer Control Summit
07 July, 2022
Registration is open for Nevada Cancer Coalition’s annual Cancer Control Summit, planned this year for Sept. 13 at Whitney Peak Hotel in Reno.…
Survivors Need Support in the Workplace
06 June, 2022
When Deborah found a lump in her breast and was diagnosed with cancer her life turned upside-down almost overnight.
“I had a full-time job, was…
Prevention, screening still keys to reducing cancer burden
05 May, 2022
Cancer experts Lisa Richardson, MD, MPH, director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
National Cancer Registrars Week Recognized April 4-8
04 April, 2022
If there’s anyone that seems to fly under the radar in cancer control, it’s probably the cancer registrar. Their efforts are so important to cancer…
USPSTF Releases Final Research Plan for Cervical Cancer Screening
03 March, 2022
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in mid-March provided an update on its progress in reviewing and potentially updating its ratings for…
Four new members join team NCC
03 March, 2022
In case you missed it, NCC is growing. From just four years ago when NCC was a team of three, we’re now a team of eight! Late last year we added…
Inflatable colons are a fun teaching tool that get results
03 March, 2022
In February, part of Team NCC participated in a fun team building activity. We inflated Colin, our inflatable colon, inside the office. It was…
Employee appreciation starts with caring about their health
03 March, 2022
Paid sick leave has become a hot topic since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many people were out of work because they were sick, caring…
Recent changes expand access to colorectal cancer screening
03 March, 2022
Over the past year, two major changes have increased access to colorectal cancer screening, making the early detection exam less expensive and…
Cancer Moonshot misses the mark by glossing over prevention, early detection
02 February, 2022
This month, Nevada Cancer Coalition submitted the following opinion to Nevada Current:
Earlier this month, President Biden reignited his …