May 2026 | Vol 13 | Issue 8
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The GW Cancer Center is a training and technical assistance provider of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program.
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Lung Cancer Screening Action-Planning Workshop |
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For three days in April, Golden, CO was host to the GW Cancer Center's inaugural Lung Cancer Screening Action-Planning Workshop. Representatives from 19 CCC programs came together to learn, connect, and develop strategies for implementing an action plan to improve lung cancer screening in their programs. If you weren't able to attend in person, visit our TAP website to find resources that were shared at the workshop.
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Create Your Own Lung Cancer Screening Snapshot |
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June is National Cancer Survivor Month |
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In June, we recognize the more than 18 million cancer survivors in the United States, celebrating life, raising awareness, and providing support. View our toolkit to easily access ready-to-use graphics and social media captions to make communications a breeze!
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May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month |
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Early detection and prevention continue to be proven tools to reduce the burden of melanoma in the United States. Our Melanoma and Skin Cancer Toolkit includes messaging around melanoma and skin cancer prevention behaviors.
GW TAP is currently in the process of updating this toolkit and will share the revised version soon!
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- National Cancer Research Month
- Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
- Brain Cancer Awareness Month
- Women’s Health Week – second week of May
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| - Melanoma Monday – First Monday of May
- World Ovarian Cancer Day – May 8
- World No Tobacco Day – May 31
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SPIPA Nutritional Newsletter Offers Health and Tradition |
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The South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (SPIPA), located in Shelton,
Washington, serves a consortium of five federally recognized Tribal governments:
the Chehalis Tribe, Skokomish Tribe, Nisqually Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, and
Shoalwater Bay Tribe. With its partners, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society, SPIPA has created a quarterly nutritional newsletter for survivors. Each issue includes native healing plants and traditional, healthy recipes.
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This work was supported by Cooperative Agreement #NU58DP007539 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of CDC.
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