Cancer Epidemiologist Joins NCCR
We're excited to welcome Patience Gbafa, MPH, as the Nevada Central Cancer Registry's new cancer epidemiologist. Gbafa has been instrumental in leading multiple health equity initiatives and NCCR Manager Aundrea Ogushi said she will play a pivotal role in the registry's success.
Air Quality Matters: Improving Health and Lung Function with Healthy People 2030 Objectives
The next Healthy People 2030 Webinar Series event is focused on the impact of indoor and outdoor air quality on health. This webinar, Air Quality Matters: Improving Health and Lung Function with Healthy People 2030 Objectives, will highlight progress to date on three Healthy People 2030 objectives: Reduce the number of days people are exposed to unhealthy air, Reduce pneumoconiosis deaths, and Reduce asthma attacks.
Carson Tahoe Health Survivors Day 2024
Join Carson Tahoe Health for a cancer survivors celebration June 2 at the Cancer Center. The event is a luau, complete with shaved ice, games and music. Learn more at carsontahoe.com/survivors.
Health Equity Webinar Series #1: Access to Prevention and Screening in Rural Communities
Moderator: Dr. Sabrina Ford; Michigan State University
Panelists:
- Derrik Zebroski, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute (Oregon)
- Cara Brown, Bristol Bay Area Health (Alaska)
- Dr. Gregory Zimet, Indiana School of Medicine & Indiana University Center for HPV Research
Register here.
2024 National Cancer Survivor Month Resources
June is recognized as National Cancer Survivors Month, an opportunity to celebrate the more than 18 million cancer survivors across the U.S. -- including more than 142,000 in Nevada. Here are some resources to assist you in sharing information about cancer survivorship in Nevada.
Survivors Keynote Cancer Summit with Panel Discussion
We all likely know at least one cancer survivor; many of us work with survivors daily, and some of us are survivors. For those who don't fall into that last category, do you really know how survivors reflect on their experiences inside and outside the clinical walls?
Bringing Sexual Health into the Conversation
NCC offers multiple opportunities to learn about sexual health and intimacy for cancer patients
When Erin Sullivan-Wagner was in treatment for anal cancer, the topic of the treatment’s impact on her sexual health and intimacy was never brought up by her care team, and no referrals for evaluation were made. She survived her cancer, but her sexual health issues were permanent and she says the sexual and intimate relationship with her husband “was forever changed.”