Breast Cancer Awareness Month is just around the corner. Plan your outreach and activities now with some helpful tools from the GW Cancer Center. We offer online courses, toolkits, fact sheets and lots of other great resources to support those affected by breast cancer.
Learn more about these unique opportunities.
Indiana Cancer Consortium
Staff from the GW Cancer Center recently participated in the Indiana Cancer Consortium's
Survivorship Committee Kick-Off Meeting hosted by the Indiana State Department of Health. Staff presented on policy, systems and environmental change and co-facilitated work planning sessions.
10/3 Webinar: Show Me the Money: Innovative Funding Approaches to Promote Health Equity -
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10/10 Webinar: What Happens When Communities are More Equitable and Engaged; A Focus on Health Education Can Help Families Thrive -
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10/15-10/19 National Health Education Week -
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10/17-18 Event/Livestream: Community Preventive Services Task Force Meeting -
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RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
Updated USPSTF Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendation - Learn more about the updated
cervical cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Closing the Gap Between Urban and Rural HPV Vaccination Rates - This
archived webinar from the Rural Health Information Hub highlights the CDC MMWR Report on HPV vaccination rates in urban and rural areas, HPV-associated cancers in rural areas and a vaccination intervention study in Appalachian Ohio.
GW Oncology Update 2018 - Did you miss the Oncology Update in June 2018? Don't worry, there's still time to access a
webinar recording from the GW Office of Continuing Education in the Health Professions.
Cancer Survivorship E-Learning Series for Primary Care Providers - No-cost continuing education program to educate primary care providers about the needs of and how to care for survivors in the primary care setting. Download the
informational flyer or
access the course. Help us spread the word by sharing our companion
communication toolkit!
WHAT WE'RE READING
Oncology Nurse Advisor: Communication in Shared Decision-Making in Oncology - Read the
article or
abstract
Medscape:Second Large Study Shows That Lung Cancer Screening Works - Register for a free account to read the
article or
press release