A stage 4 cancer diagnosis is tough, but it can be especially stressful for young moms or dads who have children still in the home and worry about missed milestones and fading memories. Enter: Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation, an organization that sends families on a “prescribed time out” from cancer – a “wow” experience for families to create memories together while they can.
Are you caring for an adult relative, spouse or loved one? Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an evidence-based program that offers a unique approach to understanding and navigating the challenges you face as a caregiver. Join us for this 6-week program, where we'll help you find the tools you need to take care of yourself while caring for someone else.
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These tools have been created to assist providers and partners in spreading the message about colorectal cancer screening and early detection.
This year more than 17,300 Nevadans will be told they have cancer and nearly 5,900 will die of the disease. State policies can impact the health of Nevadans and the economic toll of cancer.
Learn more at this educational event!
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Join us at this annual event hosted at the Elko Convention Center. We'll have Colin the Inflatable Colon on hand with information about colorectal cancer screening and screening for other cancers as well. The FREE event includes health partners from across the state.
Dress in Blue Day is celebrated the first Friday of March each year as a recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. It's estimated 1,490 Nevadans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023 and 470 will die of the disease. Join us in wearing blue to bring attention to this disease and the importance of screening and early detection.
By Kristen Hackbarth, NCC Communications Director
For those who aren’t aware, I work for Nevada Cancer Coalition from afar – in Atlanta, Georgia. While that poses some challenges, it also provides some great opportunities, such as the chance to go to the Georgia Cancer Summit with just a 15-minute drive.
Nevada Cancer Coalition in February welcomed three new members to the nonprofit’s board of directors and hired Lily Helzer as its incoming Cancer Prevention Programs Manager. The new additions round out the organization’s 12-member board and staff of eight.
Dr. Anita Savell is a first-year dermatology resident at the University of California, Davis. Dermatology requires three years of specialty specific training for graduation, in addition to an intern year of study, which Dr. Savell completed at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. She is a graduate of UNR School of Medicine, and frequently volunteered with NCC’s Sun Smart Nevada and Sun Smart Schools programs during her studies there.
By Anita Savell, M.D.
ThriveNV is a community of connection and caring. It's our goal to connect people who are affected by cancer and their caregivers to others in the state--peers, supportive resources, or others--who can help them along their path. With that in mind, we're thrilled to have joined with Jasper Health in the launch of their Jasper Community.