The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center recently released the
Advancing Patient-Centered Cancer Survivorship Care Toolkit. The toolkit can be used by health care organizations who care for cancer survivors. The toolkit provides an adaptable educational slide-deck, activities to help assess current practices and more. There is also a
peer forum where you can learn how others are using the toolkit in practice and a new
Cancer Survivorship E-Learning Series mini-module. This toolkit was funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award (EA #12744).
Download the tools and learn more.
Do you need materials to support your group's efforts during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month? Look no farther than the GW Cancer Center's Cancer Control TAP Resource Repository! You'll find fact sheets, case studies, messaging for special populations, and more. Access it here.
Have two minutes? Watch this micro-snippet from the GW Cancer Center's Together, Equitable, Accessible, Meaningful (TEAM) Training in January 2018. During her presentation, Madina Agénor, ScD, MPH talks about levels of inequity in the U.S. healthcare system. Watch the clip.
UPCOMING EVENTS
3/11 Webinar: Intermittent Fasting and Time-Restricted Eating: Implications for Biomarkers, Body Composition, and Cancer Outcomes Learn more and register
3/17 Webinar: Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know
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4/8 Webinar: Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar: Disclosure, Privacy & Online Brand
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RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
American Cancer Society Hotel Accommodations for Cancer Patients In partnership with hotels throughout the U.S., the American Cancer Society provides overnight accommodations to eligible cancer patients receiving outpatient treatment. Learn more here.
Susan G. Komen Shares information about the PALS Act Partner organization Member of the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, recently shared information about the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings (PALS) Act. The most recent recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent panel of experts that makes recommendations for clinical preventive services, posted in 2016, stated that the decision to start screening mammography before the age of 50 should be an individual one and take patient context into account, while women ages 50-74 should only have screening mammograms every other year. Because many insurance companies use USPSTF guidelines as the basis for coverage, 22 million women between the ages of 40 and 49 could be at risk for losing coverage for screening mammograms and those over 50 would only have coverage every two years. While rates of breast cancer are low in women under 50, the risk for breast cancer increases starting at age 40. Additionally, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women ages 40-49 in the United States. To learn more about Komen's advocacy efforts, click here.
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, with support from the AARP Foundation, studied the effects of social isolation and loneliness on older adults' health and quality of life. Read the report and recommendations.
New and Updated NCCN Guidelines for Patients The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® develops NCCN Guidelines for Patients® to help cancer patients talk with their health care providers about treatment options. The prostate cancer guide is among those recently updated. See the full list of guidelines here.
WHAT WE'RE READING
Journal of Clinical Pathways:Medicaid Expansion Associated With Increased Insurance Coverage, Early-Stage Cancer Diagnosis- Read the article or abstract
NCI Cancer Currents Blog:VA Study Finds No Disparities in Prostate Cancer Deaths with Equal Access to Care - Read the article or study.
MedPage Today:'Breakthrough' in Fertility Preservation for Breast Cancer Patient- Read the article or letter
Oncology Nurse Advisor:SISAQOL Consortium Recommendations for Inclusion of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer Trials - Read the article or abstract
Radiology Business:CDC: States Falling Woefully Short on Low-Dose CT Cancer Screening Goals; ACR Pushes Pay Fix- Read the article or study
