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New GCC Board Members Named |
Owner/Managing Partner
The Atlanta Dream, Atlanta
Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Founder, Camp Sunshine, Atlanta
Chairman & CEO Total Systems Services, Columbus
Click here for a complete list of the GCC Board. |
 Tax Checkoff Helps CA Research |
Support the Cancer Research Fund by donating $1 or more on your State Income Tax.
- Line 28 on Form 500
- Line 12 on Form 500 EZ
Contact the GCC for free bookmarks.
GCC is a participating member of
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Daniel P. Amos Lecture Series in Columbus, GA |
"New Medical Strategies for the Treatment of Colon Cancer"
Dr. Aimery Gramont
Professor of Oncology
Hospital Saint-Antoine
Paris, France
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Cunningham Center for Leadership Development
Columbus State University
RSVP: 706-320-8665
For details, click here . |
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Head & Neck CA Conference | |
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
Updates in the Management of Head & Neck Cancers
February 4, 2011
Atlanta Marriott Buckhead
For information:
404-261-9250
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Melanoma Info for Patients, Families & Professionals | |
AIM at Melanoma
www.aimatmelanoma.org
February 26, 2011
Emory Winship Cancer Institute
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Atlanta Hosts President's CA Panel
National experts and thought leaders in cancer research will be presenting a full day of programming on "The Future of Cancer Research: Accelerating Scientific Innovation" on Tuesday, February 1 at the Grandy Hyatt Altanta in Buckhead. The program is open to the public; no registration is required.
 Speakers will include the Executive Director and CEO of the Foundation for NIH; the VP for Research for Susan G. Komen for the Cure; the Executive VP amd Chief Science Officer for the Prostate Cancer Foudnation, as well as Georgia Cancer Coalition's President and CEO, Bill Todd.
Click here for the full agenda.
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CDC Leader Presents to GCC Board
 Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) addressed the Board of the Georgia Cancer Coalition (GCC) on "Emerging Issues in Cancer Prevention and Control." He reiterated the CDC-funded National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Priorities:
- emphasize primary cancer prevention of cancer
- support early detection and treatment activities
- address public health needs of cancer survivors
- promote health equity as it relates to cancer control
- demonstrate outcomes through evaluation, and
- implement policy, systems and environmental changes to guide sustainable cancer control.
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12 Cancer Research Awardees Named Twelve cancer researchers have been selected by the GCC as recipients of the 2011 Cancer Research Awards, made possible through voluntary donations to the Georgia Cancer Research Fund on State Income Tax forms over a two-year period. Each awardee will receive $50,000, for a total of $600,000 in funding.
More than 70 proposals were received from researchers across the state; each award is matched by the awardee's organizations. Cancer Research Awards often provide seed money for pilot studies which have the potential of attracting larger, more prestigious national awards.Recipients include:
- Clark Atlanta University: Shafiq A. Khan, Ph.D., Professor, Biological Sciences
- Emory University: Christopher R. Flowers, M.D., Asst Professor, Hematology/Medical Oncology & Adjunct Asst Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech; Tongzhong Ju, M.D., Ph.D., Asst Professor, Biochemistry; Sumin Kang, Ph.D., Asst Professor, Hematology/Medical Oncology; Erwin G. Van Meir, Professor, Neurosurgery and Hematology/Medical Oncology; and Winifred W. Thompson, Ph.D., Asst Research Professor, Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, Woodruff Health Sciences Center;
- Georgia Tech: Ali Adibi, Ph.D., Professor, Optics & Photonics; & Elizabeth Mynatt, Ph.D., Professor & Associate Dean, Computing.
- Medical College of Georgia: Darren D. Browning, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biochemistry
- Mercer University: Hailing Zhang, Ph.D.& Chalet Tan, Ph.D., Asst Professors, Pharmaceutical Sciences;
- University of Georgia:Rabindranath De La Fuente, D.V.M, MSc., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine
Details here
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Community Agencies Awarded Funds From Breast Cancer License Tag Sales
In an effort to improve breast cancer services for the state's uninsured population through the Georgia ACTS (Access, Care, Treatment and Services) Breast Cancer Grant Program, the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) awarded $996,939 to 12 community organizations in 2010. Part of the statewide Breast Cancer License Tag Fund Initiative, the program provides grants to organizations offering breast cancer health promotion, screening and treatment to indigent women.
Grant amounts range from $25,000 to $50,000 for screening projects and up to $200,000 for treatment projects. Community organizations that applied for treatment grants were required to demonstrate strong, comprehensive partnerships with various health care providers to provide breast cancer services to underserved populations.Awardees include:
- Central Georgia Cancer Coalition
- DeKalb Medical Center's "WOW Program"
- Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady Memorial Hospital
- Meadows Regional Medical Center
- Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition
- St. Joseph's Mercy Care Services
- The Athens Nurses' Clinic (ANC)
- The Center for Black Women's Wellness (CBWW)
- The Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS)
- West Georgia Cancer Coalition
- Young Survival Coalition
- Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) of Greater Atlanta
The Georgia Cancer Coalition will administer this grant program in the future. |
Colorectal Cancer Screening Update
 To increase colorectal cancer screening, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has developed a model focusing on public education and outreach; provider education and training; systems change through partnerships; and patient support. For Georgia, the CDC grant was awarded to the Department of Community Health's (DCH) Division of Public Health (DPH). They have contracted with the Regional Cancer Coalitions of Georgia and the Georgia Cancer Coalition.
GCC is charged with coordinating participation in Metro Atlanta and Northeast Georgia. According to GCC Chief Financial Officer Alan Wills, four hospitals have been selected to kick-off the program: Dekalb Medical Center, Grady Hospital, Northeast Georgia Medical Center and Northside Hospital. Providers there will be trained in the evidence-based "Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention Program" designed by Morehouse School of Medicine. Over the next few years, ten additional hospitals will be added.
The target audience is unisured and under-insured Georgians, age 50 to 64 years old.
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