Thanks to advances in treatment, more children are surviving cancer than ever before — with nearly 580,000 childhood cancer survivors expected to live in the U.S. by 2040. But life after treatment can bring new challenges. Many survivors face higher risks of long-term physical and emotional health problems, additional cancers, and early death.

At 47, Emi Bossio was a busy attorney, mother of two, and living a healthy lifestyle. She had never smoked and stayed active — until a persistent cough led to a diagnosis that changed everything: lung cancer. Like many people who have never smoked, Bossio was left wondering why.

Get ready for an evening of uplifting, toe-tapping country rock as Patrice Luciano, a gifted vocalist and songwriter from Sparks, Nevada, takes the stage from 7 to 9:30 pm, Friday, Nov. 21 at Reno Public Market, 299 E Plumb Lane in Midtown Reno. The evening will also feature Nevada Cancer Coalition, on hand with information on breast cancer awareness and early detection, alongside breast screening schedulers from Renown Health who will be able to schedule mammograms from the event.

Six lung cancer screening facilities in Nevada will open their doors on Saturday, Nov. 8 as part of the fourth annual National Lung Cancer Screening Day. The nationwide event is part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month and has hundreds of hospitals, radiology centers, and other screening facilities across the U.S. offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening to the public on a Saturday.

A new study from Swedish researchers suggests that carefully designed, cost-neutral food tax reforms could improve both public health and environmental sustainability without increasing grocery bills.

The GW Cancer Center offers numerous free training and education opportunities for health care professionals, patients, researchers, policy makers and advocates as well as others interested in cancer-related topics. The trainings feature evidence-based information on a variety of topics.

The GW Cancer Center launched a fully translated Spanish version of the free on-demand course titled Capacitación para navegadores de pacientes de oncología: Los fundamentos (Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals). The guide that accompanies the course is now also available in Spanish. The translated training is exactly the same as the English version and aligns to both the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Professional Oncology Navigation Task Force Practice (PONT) requirements.

The GW Cancer Center launched a fully translated Spanish version of the free on-demand course titled Capacitación para navegadores de pacientes de oncología: Los fundamentos (Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals).