News from the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative | August 2022

We are actively recruiting organizations to exhibit at the 2022 Wisconsin Cancer Summit on Oct. 20, at the Edgewater Hotel in Madison!

This is an excellent opportunity to share your latest resources, promote your programs, and make new connections.

Exhibit space is free for nonprofit organizations, and costs $100 for others. Names and logos of all exhibitors will be promoted in our Summit conference app and in our day-of Summit materials.

Exhibit space is also included as a part of any Summit sponsorship. If your organization is interested in becoming a Summit exhibitor or sponsor, please see our Summit Sponsorship Form or contact Tina Pap at tvpap@wisc.edu to learn more!

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Routine childhood vaccinations, including those for HPV and Hepatitis B, have fallen behind in Wisconsin, causing concern among pediatricians across the state. In July 2022, routine vaccinations were 37% lower for kids 5-18 years of age and 25% lower for kids 24 months and younger, compared to pre-pandemic rates. Doctors are asking families to help avoid future illnesses by helping their kids get caught up.

In addition, 75% of kids ages 5-11 and 40% of kids ages 12-17 are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19. In response, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is urging parents to include COVID vaccination as part of their back-to-school plans.

A New Direction is designed to assist youth and young adult cancer survivors (under age 30) in the La Crosse area regain their health and well-being before, during, and after cancer treatment. This FREE 24-session physical activity program will provide youth and young adults with the opportunity to regain their health and well-being. Participants will meet with a certified instructor in a one-on-one environment that is safe and comfortable. Learn more.

The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids is collecting photos of flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, taken in retail environments. These photos can help to show how these products are widely available across Wisconsin, and how product placement tactics can encourage youth initiation. If you have photos you would like to share, you are invited to email them to Darcie Warren by Monday, Aug. 22.

The CWG is currently recruiting participants from Milwaukee, Walworth, and Racine Counties, including community members, breast and lung cancer survivors, caregivers, health care providers, community-based organizations, academics, and researchers. Involvement includes attending regular meetings, examining data, and designing meaningful community solutions. Member of the CWGs will be compensated.

Visit the website to apply, or email Claire Piehowski (WWHF) and/or Kailey Taebel (YWCA) to learn more.

This new guidebook from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable highlights new market research focused on identifying barriers to colorectal cancer screening, understanding preferred and trusted sources for receiving healthcare information, and research-tested messages to help encourage unscreened Black and African American people to seek colorectal cancer screening.

A strong provider recommendation for HPV vaccination at age 9 will increase vaccine completion success and prevent more cancers. Use these messages from the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable to help normalize HPV vaccination at age 9.

A national study found that hepatitis C direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment is low among insured adults overall. Treatment is lowest among young adults aged 18-29 years and Medicaid recipients. Additionally, among Medicaid recipients, persons reporting their race as Black or African American or other and those in states with Medicaid treatment restrictions had lower odds of treatment initiation. Timely treatment saves lives, prevents transmission, and is cost saving.

Smoking-associated cancer deaths in 2019 were associated with 2 million lost years of life and $21 billion in lost earnings, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society.

New recommendations for determining eligibility for clinical trials in lung cancer could improve patient access to trials.

People hospitalized with COVID-19 in the first 20 months of the pandemic were more likely to die if they had active cancer, but not if they had a past history of cancer, according to a large new study led by UW-Madison researchers. Read the news article from Madison.com.

Find more resources, reports, and CMEs in our online Resource Center.

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