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.
GW Cancer Center News
Engagement with Comprehensive Cancer Control Professionals
How do you engage with your state/tribe/territory Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) professionals (i.e., Department of Public Health Comprehensive Cancer Program)? Do you work with the CCC program or the comp cancer coalition? Have you held a joint meeting of patient navigators and CCC program staff? Would you like to connect but aren't sure how?
Please take a minute to respond to a few questions that will help us better meet your needs!
Summary Report of GW Cancer Center 2025 Activities
You may be familiar with our oncology patient navigator training (and if you're not, visit our Online Academy to get the details about this free, self-paced online training available in English and Spanish).
If you would like to learn more about our work -- from training and technical assistance to resource development and dissemination -- then check out our Year-End Summary Report. The report highlights our accomplishments, which reflect our shared commitment to advancing cancer prevention, early detection, and health equity.
Understanding coding and reimbursement is more important than ever, and the GW Cancer Center offers a training to help! Special Topics in Patient Navigation: Getting Paid for Patient Navigation will provide a comprehensive understanding of the new CMS guidelines and billing codes that became effective January 1, 2024.
February Celebrates National Cancer Prevention Month and World Cancer Day
National Cancer Prevention Month is observed every February. It promotes modifiable health behaviors to reduce the risk of cancer impacted by commercial tobacco use, physical inactivity, excessive sun exposure, and vaccinations.
In addition, World Cancer Day is observed on February 4. It is an initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control to build global cancer awareness, inspire change and mobilize action.
Our National Cancer Prevention Month Toolkit supports your communications efforts with ready-to-use social media messages, graphics, and evidence-based guidance. Review it today!
There's still time to use our toolkit this month for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month! If you're looking for evidence-based information and easy-to-use, downloadable social media posts, this is the resource you need!
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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