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Dear CDOC Community,
As we close out 2024, we would like to share our sincere gratitude for your collaboration and ongoing commitment to addressing the cancer burden in California. Your contributions are instrumental to our ability to achieve our shared cancer prevention and control goals. We are repeatedly impressed by your passion, expertise and willingness to work together to create positive change. We are particularly inspired by, and proud of, the way that the CDOC community came together to begin our work to develop the next State Cancer Plan. Our collective efforts bring needed resources and improvements to the cancer community and are eager to continue this important work in the new year. Read more about it in our Cancer Plan Revision Corner below.
One last bit of business before the year ends:
Please complete the CDOC Membership Renewal Form by December 20th. Annual membership renewal is essential for keeping our records up-to-date so we can stay in touch effectively and ensure our database remains accurate.
We hope that each of you has an opportunity to enjoy some well-deserved quality time with loved ones in the coming weeks. We look forward to reconnecting, relaxed and refreshed, for what promises to be a productive 2025! Thank you for your dedication, our work would not be possible without you.
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Sincerely,
Sora Park Tanjasiri, DrPH, MPH
CDOC Chair
University of California, Irvine
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Alison Herrmann, PhD
CDOC Co-Chair
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Jonsson CCC, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity
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RFA #24-10557 Intent to Award Announced!
Cancer Survivorship: Enhancing Psychosocial Support for Cancer Survivors FY24-25
Awardees:
- Cancer Support Community San Francisco - $7,500.00
- Cancer Support Community South Bay - $9,750.00
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Chronic Disease Surveillance and Research Branch (CDSRB), Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (Comp Cancer) on behalf of the California Dialogue on Cancer (CDOC) is funding the Cancer Support Community locations in San Francisco and South Bay (Los Angeles County) to increase their support networks that offer group psychosocial support to help survivors express and manage disease-related emotions, increase social support, enhance relationships with family and physicians, and improve symptom control. Their projects are expected to commence in the new year. Click here to read more.
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CDOC Evaluation Team (CET) Recruitment Open!
Volunteers Needed!
Do you have evaluation experience or a strong interest in evaluation? CDOC is recruiting volunteers for its evaluation team! The volunteers will assist in the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program's evaluation plan, data collection tools, analysis, and contribute to the report. Commitment for the CET is typically one meeting a month (one hour) in the spring months and as needed throughout the rest of the year.
If you are interested or would like to recommend a colleague, please email us directly at cdocshare@gmail.com.
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Complete your CDOC Membership Renewal Form!
Due: Friday, December 20th
It's time to renew your CDOC membership! Your ongoing collaboration is crucial as we continue our important work to reduce the burden of cancer in California. CDOC membership renewal is biennial, allowing us to keep your information up-to-date so we can stay connected. To streamline this process, we're using a completely new form this year. Please submit your renewal by December 20.
As a valued CDOC member, we'd like to remind you of the many benefits and opportunities to stay engaged, including:
- CDOC Workgroups
- Networking opportunities
- Professional development (educational webinars, in-person meetings, etc.)
- Accessing exclusive content (CDOC listserv, comprehensive cancer updates, etc.)
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Spotlighting your organization's projects
- Industry-specific knowledge sharing
CDOC has made tremendous strides in the fight against cancer over the years. However, there is still a lot of work to be done. Please take a few minutes to complete the online form and renew your membership by December 20.
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HAPPENING SOON!
“The Continuing Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Incidence, Early Detection, and Survival in California, 2021”
Feb 18, 2025 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm
The webinar will explore the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer incidence, screening, and survival in California in 2021. Highlighting missed early detection, racial/ethnic disparities, worsened survival outcomes, and strategies to mitigate these impacts.
Presenters:
Rita M. Villazana, M.P.H.
Data Disclosure Coordinator, CalCARES Program
UC Davis Health, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Julianne J. P. Cooley, M.S.
Statistician, CalCARES Program
UC Davis Health, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Recording Available:
December 3, 2024: “Disparities in Stage at Diagnosis and Quality of Cancer Care in California by Source of Health Insurance" View the recording here | Password: Mujt6%5d
To view past CDOC webinars, click here.
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Cancer Plan Revision Corner
CDOC hosted the second Quarterly Cancer Plan Revision Check-In Webinar on December 10th. Subcommittees to provided high level updates and identify areas of alignment, duplication, and collaboration. In case you missed it, view the recording here.
The first draft of strategies and action steps from all subcommittees was due December 6th. Feedback will be delivered to the subcommittees by the week of January 27th.
General Revised Guidance Document:
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Please review the updated General Guidance document here.
Upcoming Dates (view more detailed timeline):
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December 17: Cancer Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) Meeting
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Week of January 27: Subcommittees receive feedback on draft content from CDOC Team
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March 10: Quarterly Cancer Plan Revision Check-In Webinar @ 12pm
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April 30: Final strategies and action steps due
Cancer Plan Subcommittee Roster:
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Please notify Joyce Paraico Ceja (joyce.paraico@cdph.ca.gov) if there are any changes of participation in your subcommittees.
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Let Us Know How You Use
The State Cancer Plan!
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State Cancer Plan Implementation Reporting Tool
Have you implemented a project, plan, or other relevant work that relates to content in the State Cancer Plan?
If so, we want to know about it! Please click here to fill out our 10 min reporting tool.
Your submission will provide insight on how the State Cancer Plan is being utilized.
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UPCOMING
CDOC
MEETINGS
AND
EVENTS
(to read more click here)
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Executive Committee
Monday, December 16, 2024, 1-3pm
Health Equity Workgroup
Thursday, January 9, 2025 2-3pm
HPV Vaccination Learning Collaborative
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 12-12:45pm
Cancer Centers Collaborative
Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 12:30-2pm
Survivorship Workgroup
Monday, February 3, 2025, 12-1pm
Colorectal Cancer Workgroup
Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 12-1pm
Cancer Surveillance Data Webinar Series
Feb 18, 2025, 12-1pm
Cancer Plan Subcommittee Quarterly Check-In
Monday, March 10, 2025, 12-1pm
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2021-2025 State Cancer Plan Corner
December 2024 Cancer Plan Corner Highlight
Chapter 3:
Emerging Cancer Trends Chapter
This month we want to highlight Chapter 3, Emerging Cancer Trends. This chapter provides an overview of emerging cancers such as Early Onset Colorectal Cancer, HPV Associated Cancers, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, and Uterine Cancer.
Please visit the CDOC website to read more on the cancer plan's Emerging Cancer Trends in California. You may also access the chapter here.
Contact info: cdocshare@gmail.com
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MEETINGS, CONFERENCES & EVENTS
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OTHER RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES | |
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The Upstream Research Center is pleased to announce its second round of fellowship opportunities. Uniting diverse community partners and scientists from Stanford University, the University of California, Davis, and the University of California, San Francisco, the Center is evaluating and scaling innovative income supplementation programs and policies that can address the fundamental causes (e.g., upstream factors such as housing, income, structural racism) of cancer inequalities in these areas.
The goal of the Upstream Research Center Fellowship Program is to develop a diverse cadre of interdisciplinary early-career scholars committed to advancing cancer health equity through research, practice, and capacity building in persistent poverty areas. Applications are due February 14, 2025, 5:00 pm Pacific Time. Appointments are for one year with the option to renew for a second year.
Fellowships are open to full-time post-baccalaureate, graduate, medical, predoctoral, postdoctoral students, instructors/assistant professors at Stanford, UC Davis, and UC San Francisco and require a primary mentor at these institutions by the due date of the application. Three scholars will be funded, one from each participating institution.
The Program offers unique learning and networking opportunities:
Mentored research experience. Fellows will receive support and mentoring from a transdisciplinary team (e.g., social and cancer epidemiologists, sociologists, health economists, behavioral scientists, and methodologists) at Stanford, UC Davis, and UC San Francisco.
Opportunities to conduct community-engaged research. Community engagement is the spine of the Center, integrated throughout its projects, cores, and activities. Fellows will have the opportunity to collaborate with the Center’s extensive network of community partners.
Vertical and peer networking within the Upstream Research Center and across the Persistent Poverty Initiative Network. Upstream fellows will be part of a cross-institution transdisciplinary peer cohort. Fellows will be encouraged to participate in the Center’s research projects and cores, monthly seminar series, journal club, pilot grant program, Persistent Poverty Initiative Network annual meeting (travel costs will be covered by the Center), and the Upstream Research Center’s annual retreat.
Access to career and professional development activities across institutions. Upstream fellows will be able to participate in an integrated set of career and professional development activities at Stanford, UC Davis, and UCSF (e.g., grant and science writing online workshops, team science training sessions, leadership development programs, and workshops on utilizing real-world data).
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We need your help to change the future of cancer as we know it. Support our goal of reaching 100,000 Black women for VOICES of Black Women, a pivotal long-term study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS). This groundbreaking initiative will help us better understand health conditions like cancer to learn how to improve overall health and well-being among Black women. ACS is looking to mobilize local partners to share the study with their networks.
If you are interested in learning more about how you or your organization can support VOICES, please reach out to bridget.freeley@cancer.org for or if you have questions about the study, you can also contact thevoices@cancer.org.
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HEALTH EQUITY, CANCER & HEALTH DISPARITIES | |
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Cancer affects everyone, but it does not affect everyone equally. LGBTQ+ individuals face unique obstacles in accessing health care, leading to disparities in cancer prevention and treatment. Explore the resources on the Prevent Cancer Foundation Website to find information on cancer screenings, tools to talk to your health care providers and much more.
Fact Sheet: ACS Cancer in People who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Gender Non-conforming
Dr. Mandi Pratt-Chapman Advances Work on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in Cancer Continuum Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD, Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement, has co-authored a paper in the American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal on the significance of SOGI data in cancer research. She also gave an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care, which highlights factors affecting adequate, accessible health care for transgender patients and what she sees as the most pressing need to address in this community, and explores the potential for policy-level changes to benefit transgender patient care and experiences in clinical settings.
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CDOC Newsletter and Announcement Content
Submission Process
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CDOC is made up of a diverse group of stakeholders that engage in important and impactful work we'd like to showcase. We have a new process for submitting your trainings, events, articles, grant opportunities, and more.
We kindly ask you to email us any content by the 5th of each month to cdocshare@gmail.com. If there is time-sensitive information (e.g. upcoming training) that you would like to share, we will do our best to include, but cannot guarantee that it will make the newsletter or announcements.
Submission requirements:
- Include a title
- Include the exact verbiage you'd like for us to include. Please do not include an attachment and ask us to share, a title and verbiage must be included.
- Include a contact person for any inquiries
- Include any attachments in a pdf file if possible
We appreciate your patience and support at this time, and we look forward to your submissions.
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