Your Healthy Family: If you re overdue on cancer screenings, it s never too late to act
If you missed your appointments during the pandemic, donât worry about being late. The most important thing is that you go and get screened now. It can save your life.
Posted at 9:51 AM, Apr 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-27 12:07:39-04
COLUMBUS, OHIO â As the world looks toward recovery, cancer experts are bracing for a consequence of the pandemic that could impact thousands of lives. The National Cancer Institute estimates that delays in screenings over the past year could account for 10,000 deaths over the next ten years from breast and colorectal cancers alone. Experts at
Published April 7, 2021, 5:09 PM
Health experts have urged the immediate formation of the cancer council to implement a law to protect cancer patients.
“It is very critical that the National Integrated Cancer Control Act Council has to be organized and convened. Based on the law, the council will act as a policy-making, planning and coordinating body on cancer control attached with DOH (Department of Health). If they are not convened, what is there to fund?” Paul Perez, president of the Cancer Coalition of the Philippines, said in a statement.
Republic Act No. 11215 or the National Integrated Cancer Control Act (NICCA) was signed into law in February 2019, but it remains unimplemented, according to Fatima Lorenzo, president of the Philippine Alliance of Patients Organization.
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Huntsman Cancer Institute receives $3 million CDC grant to improve colorectal cancer screening
Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve Utah s colorectal cancer screening rates. The program will build on an ongoing partnership between HCI s Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE), the U of U s Department of Biomedical Informatics, and the Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH) to deliver health information technology and evidence-based interventions to residents across the state who are most in need, including those who are uninsured and those living in poverty.
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute
SALT LAKE CITY - Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve Utah s colorectal cancer screening rates. The program will build on an ongoing partnership between HCI s Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE), the U of U s Department of Biomedical Informatics, and the Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH) to deliver health information technology and evidence-based interventions to residents across the state who are most in need, including those who are uninsured and those living in poverty.