Cancer Survivors Month Quick Facts 2023 - Bilingual
Access quick facts about cancer survivors and survivorship in Nevada for National Cancer Survivors Month, recognized each June.
Prostate Cancer Brochure - Bilingual
This brochure, available in a bilingual English/Spanish format, provides basic information on prostate cancer risk factors, screening guidelines, and potential signs and symptoms. It's geared toward encouraging men to have a conversation about prostate cancer screening with their healthcare provider.
Screening Cards - English/Spanish
NCC has updated its screening cards to be gender inclusive. Now, there's just one card for all genders identifying the different cancer screening recommendations by age. Available in English or Spanish.
Women's Wellness Empowerment Summit
This free event hosted by Nevada Health Centers and Black Women's Wellness Collective of Las Vegas is a day of empowerment focused on women's health.
We know that women in our community are experiencing real, everyday barriers to receiving adequate and comprehensive healthcare. Rising costs of treatment, lack of insurance, and culturally responsive care are just some of the challenges.
LGBTQ+ 101 Lunch and Learn
This training, presented by Equality California and Silver State Equality, is designed to empower direct service providers to understand the unique needs of LGBTQ+ people and provide respectful and culturally sensitive care to the LGBTQ+ community. Their curriculum includes basic LGBTQ+ terminology, data on issues that affect the LGBTQ+ people in Nevada, and the significance of an intersectional approach and how to create a welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ people.
Speakers include:
Pink Night at UNR Wolf Pack Football
Join us for Pink Night, an annual celebration of breast cancer survivors with UNR's Wolf Pack Football.
Reflections from 2023's ONS Congress
It’s been nearly a month since NCC’s nurse navigator Amy Thompson and executive director Cari Herington returned from San Antonio, Texas where Oncology Nursing Society hosted its national conference.