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Reflections on the National Lung Cancer Roundtable Conference
12 December, 2024
In December, NCC’s Cari Herington and Kristen Hackbarth were in Atlanta to attend the American Cancer Society’s National Lung Cancer Roundtable…
Volunteer Spotlight: Cathy Eberhardt
12 December, 2024
Cathy at the NCC office assembling goodie bags for the Biggest Little Skin Cancer Screening.
This quarter we’re excited to spotlight Cathy…
Reflections on the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Conference
12 December, 2024
In late November, NCC’s Jorge Arambula traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, to attend the American Cancer Society’s National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable…
Volunteers: We Couldn't Have Done It Without You
11 November, 2024
A huge thank you to all of our amazing volunteers for the year! We couldn’t have done it without you!
This year, our volunteers came through to…
Reflections on the Cancer Center Community Impact Forum
11 November, 2024
This year, NCC’s Executive Director Cari Herington was tapped to participate in a panel discussion during the Cancer Center Community Impact Forum (…
Reflections on the Impact Summit 2024 with NMHEC
11 November, 2024
This November, NCC’s Valerie Martinez was among the speakers at the NMHEC Impact Summit 2024, presenting alongside Cheryl Ballard, founder of B&…
Senator Rosen Pushes for More Residency Slots
11 November, 2024
As we continue work on the 2026-2030 Nevada Cancer Plan, it has been made clear that we must focus on expanding our healthcare workforce and…
Reflections on the AONN+ National Conference
11 November, 2024
This November NCC’s navigation team attended the AONN+ conference in Las Vegas, Amy virtually from afar and Valerie and Jorge in person. AONN+ is…
Telehealth as an Effective Tool in Cancer Palliative Care
11 November, 2024
With advancements in telemedicine, palliative care for cancer patients is evolving, offering effective alternatives to traditional in-person visits…
‘Screen Your Lungs’ the Key Message for Lung Cancer Awareness Month
11 November, 2024
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Nevada Cancer Coalition and its partners are working to educate Nevadans about early detection of this…
Volunteer Spotlight: Jillian
11 November, 2024
Jillian with NCC's Sarah and Valerie at Las Vegas Pride 2024.
In the world of nonprofits, achieving ambitious goals with limited resources is…
Questions linger after FDA approval of Shield blood test for colon cancer
10 October, 2024
In July, the FDA approved the first blood test, called Shield, for primary screening of colon cancer in people at average risk. The test detects…