September Cancer Awareness - Do Your Part to Promote Early Detection!
Before the month draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to spread September cancer awareness and encourage activities that lead to early detection in a brief video message...
September is cancer awareness month for seven different types of cancer:
Childhood Cancer
Uterine Cancer
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Ovarian Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
And while there are more survivors every year we still lose far too many. Here are some September cancer awareness stats that might surprise you. There are approximately 16,000 new childhood cancer cases diagnosed every year and 20% of those patients won’t survive. Approximately 160,000 men are diagnosed annually with prostate cancer and approximately 19% will die from this disease. And I could go on...
As someone who was recently diagnosed with stage I ovarian cancer, it is important to me that I do my part to encourage activities that may lead to early detection. Ovarian cancer is known as the "silent killer" because typically it is diagnosed at a late stage, but since my stage I diagnosis in January of this year, my five-year survival rate is high.As a survivor, I encourage all of you to talk to your doctor about changes in your appetite, energy level or overall health. Take it from me, early detection can save your life.
As we wrap up September cancer awareness activities, I would like to send a special thanks to all the physicians, nurses, navigators and, of course, the cancer registrars dedicating their careers to saving cancer patients' lives.
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Association of Cancer Executives 2021 Virtual Meeting
The Association of Cancer Executives (ACE) Annual Meeting brings together Oncology Administrators, Oncologists, Administrative Managers, Business Operations Managers, Chief Administrative Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Clinical Administrators, Radiation Oncology Managers, Patient Navigators & Service Line Directors discuss best practices and current topics in the field. CHAMPS Oncology will be attending the virtual event this year.
When: Feb 9, 2021 11:30 AM - 4:45 PM
Association of Cancer Executives 2021 Virtual Meeting
The Association of Cancer Executives (ACE) Annual Meeting brings together Oncology Administrators, Oncologists, Administrative Managers, Business Operations Managers, Chief Administrative Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Clinical Administrators, Radiation Oncology Managers, Patient Navigators & Service Line Directors discuss best practices and current topics in the field. CHAMPS Oncology will be attending the virtual event this year.
When: Feb 2, 2021 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM
BrightTALK Virtual Event: COVID-19's Impact on Cancer Data
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on all facets of cancer care, including a reduction in screening exams, delaying diagnoses and treatment as well as halting clinical trials. As care providers work tirelessly to ensure that patients continue to receive essential treatment while minimizing exposure to the virus, what can we expect to learn from the data? In this episode, Dr. Serban Negoita, chief of the Data Quality, Analysis and Interpretation Branch at the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Oguzhan Alagoz, Breast CISNET modeler from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Karen Schmidt, CTR, vice president of CHAMPS Oncology, will discuss what we can learn from this pandemic, the long term effects on survival rates and the implications on cancer statistics.