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April 12,19,26
Survivorship Series: Community of Caring
Rome
Call 706-295-4119 for info
April 14
Balancing Cancer & Careers Seminar
Atlanta
April 28
Colorectal Cancer Screening:
"From Consensus to Community"
Registration/Info click here
April 28
Developing a Survivorship Program
Atlanta
June 11
Health Disparities in Cancer Care
Savannah
2010 Teleconference
Living With Grief: Cancer & End-of-Life Care
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2010 Cancer Research Awardees Named
Six cancer researchers have been selected by the Georgia Cancer Coalition as recipients of the 2010 Cancer Research Awards, made possible through voluntary donations to the Georgia Cancer Research Fund on State Income Tax forms. Awardees, selected from twelve proposals, include Khalid Salaita, Ph.D, of Emory University School of Medicine; Yuan Liu, Ph.D., of Georgia State University; Ravi Bellamkonda, Ph.D. of Georgia Institute of Technology in collaboration with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Muthusamy Thangaraju, Ph.D., of the Medical College of Georgia; Robert McKallip, Ph.D., of Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon; and Zachary Wood, Ph.D. of the University of Georgia. Each will receive a one-year, $50,000 grant.
This is the first year that Cancer Research Awards were made available to study all types of cancer. Legislation passed in 2009 removed prior restrictions to research in the areas of breast, prostate, or ovarian cancer. Read more. |
Grady Avon Breast Center Accredited
Grady's Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Center has been granted full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.
For a list of all Georgia NAPBC accredited Breast Centers, click here. |
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Saturday, April 17 Atlanta, GA
This program is designed for medical oncologists and other professionals caring for patients with lung cancer: pathologists, pulmonologists, oncology parmacists, nurses and case managers.
Click here for details and to register online. |
Harbin Cancer Center Breaks Ground
Harbin Clinic in Rome broke ground on its Cancer Center on March 26. The 55,000 square feet facility is on track to be completed in April, 2011. Ken Davis, MD, President and CEO of Harbin Clinic, (second from left) presided over the event. Bill Todd, President of the Georgia Cancer Coalition, (second from right) shared brief remarks and joined in the ceremonial breaking of ground. Click here for details. |
Regional Cancer Coalition Report
West Central Georgia Cancer Coalition
To Screen 75 Women for Breast Cancer
Seventy-five low-income women, who haven't had a mammogram in more than two years, will be screened in the coming weeks thanks to the "Breast Health Link" program of the West Central Georgia Cancer Coalition. The program works through churches in West Point, Hogansville and LaGrange. Coalition staff recruit and train Community Health Advocates from each church, who, in turn, recruit women who meet the screening criteria. Last year, 179 women were helped. For details, contact Cancer Care Access Coordinators Carol Coakley-Hall at 706 660-0317 or Healther Peake in LaGrange at 706-812-2370. | |
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