By now you have likely heard the news: The U.S. Surgeon General has issued a pivotal advisory spotlighting the connection between alcohol use and cancer risk. This report aims to shed light on alcohol as a significant but often under-recognized preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., contributing to nearly 100,000 cancer cases and about 20,000 cancer deaths each year.
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As we kick off National Radon Action Month this January, the Nevada Radon Education Program is offering a crucial opportunity for homeowners across the state. From January 1 to February 28, Nevadans can obtain free short-term radon test kits at Extension offices and partner locations statewide, while supplies last.
NCC will visit Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center to provide an informative session on cervical cancer prevention and early detection to health center staff. The lunch and learn will cover the importance of regular screenings, HPV and vaccination, and cervical cancer risk factors and prevention tips. For more information, contact Gina Featherstone at RSTHC, 775-329-5162.
Climate change is increasingly recognized as a threat to both environmental and public health, with potential impacts across the cancer continuum.
In this webinar, experts will discuss how climate change can increase exposures to cancer risk factors, negatively impact food access and quality, disrupt cancer care treatment and exacerbate cancer disparities; as well as explore how cancer coalitions can address climate change in their cancer plan updates and implementation efforts.
During this webinar, we will hear from speakers:
Join the NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) for this OCS Director’s Series webinar on March 18. Dr. Leah M. Backhus will present Bringing Precision Oncology to Lung Cancer Surveillance.
The intended audience is researchers, advocates, clinicians, and policy makers interested in cancer survivorship.
Join the NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) for this OCS Director’s Series webinar on February 11. Dr. Rachel I. Vogel and Dr. Julian Wolfson will present Waiting Rooms and Lost Days: Measuring the Time Costs of Cancer Care.
The intended audience is researchers, advocates, clinicians, and policy makers interested in cancer survivorship.
In December, NCC’s Cari Herington and Kristen Hackbarth were in Atlanta to attend the American Cancer Society’s National Lung Cancer Roundtable conference, an annual gathering of lung cancer advocates, researchers, physicians, and public health champions working to reduce the burden of lung cancer.
This quarter we’re excited to spotlight Cathy Eberhardt, our top volunteer in 2024.
Together with the Cancer Support Community, we are on a mission to improve cancer support for patients, caregivers, and survivors.
But we need your help to do it. You are, after all, the experts when it comes to the emotional, physical, and financial implications of a cancer diagnosis.
Join the Cancer Experience Registry today and share your experience. By completing the survey, you can help change the future of cancer care for this generation, and the next.