The Skin of Color Society produced this educational interview featuring dermatologists of color discussing sun protection and skin cancer prevention for patients with skin of color.

Studies have shown the use of inflatable colons in community outreach settings, both urban and rural, can improve knowledge of and interest in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.

See how having a giant inflatable colon at your outreach event can complement other clinical efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates. This guide includes a list of additional interventions that can be used.

In case you missed it, NCC is growing. From just four years ago when NCC was a team of three, we’re now a team of eight! Late last year we added Valerie Martinez to our team, and over the past month we’ve hired Jorge Arambula, Darcy Phillips and Michelle Lambert.

We’ve heard the reasoning, and you may have as well. Some people say they choose not to use sunscreen because of the chemicals on the ingredient list. We also agree that some of those ingredients can be hard to pronounce and are unfamiliar.

We also know that skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S. and it’s often very preventable by protecting one’s skin, including using sunscreen. Let’s take a look a closer look at sunscreens to see what the experts say.

Many people don’t know what lymphedema is until it affects them or someone they know. However, it’s not an uncommon side effect from cancer treatment. Anywhere from three to five million Americans are affected by it.

March 6 is World Lymphedema Day, so we’re sharing a little more information and some resources to help you get support.

In February, part of Team NCC participated in a fun team building activity. We inflated Colin, our inflatable colon, inside the office. It was snowing outside and we needed to show our two new team members how to set up the mega-sized teaching tool because they’d need to be able to do it on their own in just a few short weeks.

Paid sick leave has become a hot topic since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many people were out of work because they were sick, caring for someone who was sick, or isolating because of the virus. It has remained a hot topic because it has proven to slow the spread of disease and help employees stay healthy.

Advocates for paid sick leave and paid preventive health leave policies believe now’s the time to rethink how companies grant employees time off.

Over the past year, two major changes have increased access to colorectal cancer screening, making the early detection exam less expensive and expanding access.

By the numbers it looks like Nevada’s doing great; in 2020 the CDC estimates 71.9% of Nevadans were up to date with colorectal cancer screening.