AccrualNet is a new online tool for clinicians and professionals to help facilitate discussion on challenges in recruiting patients for cancer clinical trials. The tool is a product of the Cancer Trial Accrual Symposium held in April.  The tool also guides professionals in using available literature to help in the recruitment planning process.  Resources are available on the site.  Read more about this tool here.

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has made $60 million authorized by the Affordable Care Act available in grants focusing on the needs of seniors, disabled Americans and their caregivers.  The purpose is to create a statewide approach to streamlining information that will help people meet their health and long-term care needs.  Read more about this program here.

A large international study out of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released results in May. The study followed 13,000 cell phone users over a 10 year time period. People who used their cell phones the most were more likely to develop gliomas, but were also less likely to get brain cancer.  One of the major issues in the study is that most of the participants did not use their cell phones as much as today's users.  Read more about this study here.

Presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual meeting, a study out of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston looks at the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm (ROCA).  This algorithm is based on CA-125 blood testing and was able to show very few false positives.  A large scale study of over 200,000 women is also underway with results expected in 2015.
Click here to view the abstract.

Click here to view findings presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 46th Annual Meeting.

The goal of this conference is to bring together professionals from multiple disciplines to discuss, collaborate and foster research in cancer health disparities.  Click here to register or for more information on this event.

Expires September 14, 2011

The CDC is offering a basic online health literacy course that includes topics such as defining health literacy, communicating health information, and applying it to practice.  This course offers CME and CHES credits upon completion.  Click here to view course information.

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.

CancerCare offers many opportunities for free continuing education, including updates from the ASCO meeting.  Visit their calendar here.

Research to Reality: Working with Partners to Implement Evidence-based Programs with Fidelity
June 23, 2010, 2:00PM - 3:00PM ET

Register here.

Visit Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. for the latest Cyber-Seminar featuring Pennsylvania partners.

 

RFA-RM-10-001
Due date: October 15, 2010

Deadline: September 13, 2013
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=55102

Visit PAC3's website for all funding opportunities.