The vaccine sipuleucel-T (Provenge) has been approved for use in some men with prostate cancer.  These findings are based on the IMPACT trial out of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Another study to develop a second prostate cancer vaccine will be underway later this year. Read more here.

In an effort to increase colorectal cancer screening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP). By providing funding to select states, including Pennsylvania, the CRCCP aims to increase colorectal cancer screening among men and women age 50 years and older from 63 percent to 80 percent by 2014. The largest aspect of the new project in Pennsylvania will be a public and provider education effort to increase the screening rate, which is expected to reduce illness and death caused by colorectal cancer. According to the CDC, if everyone ages 50 and older were to be screened for colorectal cancer, approximately 60 percent of deaths from this cancer could be avoided. For more information go to www.health.state.pa.us. Click on diseases and illnesses. Cancer. Colorectal Cancer Control Program.

A large randomized clinical trial in the UK recently published findings that getting a sigmoidoscopy between the ages of 55 and 64 can reduce incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer. However, this study did not compare this screening test with the colonoscopy.  Read more here.

A recent article published in the journal Cancer discusses the increasing cost of cancer and the sharing of the cost by private insurance and Medicaid.  Click here for the article.  The researchers from CDC call for additional research to study the impact of health reform on cancer care and costs.

Partnering to Adapt and Implement Evidence-Based Tobacco Control Interventions: Two Lessons in "Fit and Fidelity"
May 25, 2010, 2:00PM - 3:00PM

Enough Snuff, a self-help smokeless tobacco cessation program adapted for use in rural, Northwest Pennsylvania will be featured, along with a successful community-academic partnership to deliver tobacco control services to pregnant and postpartum women in high risk communities in New York City and Long Island.  Register here.

Visit Cancer Control Planet for the last Cyber-Seminar featuring Kentucky's comprehensive cancer control program focused on colorectal cancer. 

Part II: Communicating with Your Health Care Team After Treatment:
Making the Most of Your Visit
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET

Part III: Survivorship and Workplace Transitions
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET

Part IV: Survivors Too: Communicating With and Among Family, Friends and Loved Ones
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET

These workshops are free - no phone charges apply. Pre-registration is required. To register simply go to the CancerCare website, www.cancercare.org/connect.

This conference will be held at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA and focuses on rural health issues and advocacy.  To register or for more information on this event, please visit: www.porh.psu.edu.  

 

RFA-HL-11-002
Due date: June 19, 2010

Deadline: June 30, 2010
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21021