Volume 1 Issue 3 - July 2022
You are receiving this newsletter due to your expressed interest in cancer community outreach & engagement. We are slowly growing our distribution list. Please forward this to others who may be interested. Moving forward, the newsletter will be archived on our website for easy access.
We hope you enjoy this edition!
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Jordan McCullough is joining the COE team as the Community Outreach Program Coordinator. She graduated from UNMC with her Masters in Public Health with a focus on Health Promotion. Jordan is originally from Papillion, NE, and is excited about the opportunity to work with the cancer center and different community members to reduce the cancer burden in Nebraska.
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Cancer Burden in Nebraska
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COE partnered with the Nebraska Cancer Coalition (NC2) and the Nebraska Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NE CCCP) to develop a report that presents the most recent statistics showing the burden of cancer in Nebraska, along with selected cancer screening and risk factor information. The main findings from the needs assessment are as follows:
- Nebraskans are at a higher risk of developing cancer than the overall U.S. population. In 2022, more than 11,000 new cancer cases and more than 3,500 cancer deaths are expected among Nebraskans.
- The most common types of cancers in Nebraska are female breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers. The most common cancer-related causes of death are lung, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers.
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COE Speakers Bureau is now active
(Find an expert to speak to your community group)
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Are you looking for a speaker for your organization, club, group, or classroom? The Speakers Bureau provides resources to community groups across Nebraska including experts to give presentations on cancer-related topics. The FPBCC faculty and staff volunteer their time to share their interests and expertise with private and public organizations, coalitions, academia, and community groups in Nebraska.
We can work with your institution to customize an event that best suits your interest area(s), including webinars or Zoom-style presentations.
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Requestors include but are not limited to:
- Community Organizations
- Healthcare Organizations
- Public Health Departments
- K-12 schools and universities
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Speakers available range from:
- Oncologists, Surgeons, Radiologists)
- Cancer researchers
- Cancer survivorship specialists
- Social Workers and Dietitians
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With every edition, we are honored to highlight our CAB members and their work to reduce the cancer burden in the State of Nebraska. The CAB members are carefully selected and invited to be on the advisory board that helps inform and create a bidirectional relationship between COE and the community.
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Dr. Copur serves as the medical director of Oncology at Morrison Cancer Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.
In order to meet the needs of his rural community patients and to fulfill his passion to advance our understanding of cancer, he collaborates and engages in community-based cancer research to the benefit of the patients in his community. Dr. Copur has been honored on multiple occasions by national organizations for his work in community cancer research including several renowned awards.
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Teresa Dameron is a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nations. She has spent most of her career working with Native families as a youth program coordinator, adult education counselor, substance abuse counselor, college instructor/advisor and certified elementary teacher.
Her work in over 30 tribal communities has been in the effort to promote healing and community building. She is a skilled facilitator of community and organizational groups. Ms. Dameron has been engaging Native communities in various programs for over 30 years.
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Events and Outreach Activities
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UNMC & Nebraska Medicine celebrate Juneteenth
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COE hosted a booth at the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Juneteenth event on Friday, June 17th, 2022. This booth contained information about cancer-related resources, giveaway items, and an overview of COE.
The Juneteenth event this year was open to the public with an expo tied to the popular annual Gospel Fest, which featured singing, dancing, and spoken word performances. The expo, which featured demos from local community organizations such as Omaha’s A Step Above, ran until 2 p.m. at the ice rink on the Ruth and Bill Scott Student Plaza. Information booths set up at the expo featured community programs such as the Empowerment Network, as well as campus programs, groups, and departments.
The event also featured local food trucks Jille Dawgs and New Orleans Sneaux.
Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and that all enslaved people in the United States of America were free.
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Wednesday, July 27, 12p -1p (CST)
Speaker: Ashley Wysong, MD
Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer and its prevalence is increasing. Approximately one in four Americans will develop two of the most common types of skin cancer, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, which are highly treatable. Melanoma – the most serious skin cancer – also appears to be increasing. The number of melanomas diagnosed among Nebraska residents set a new single-year record in 2018, with 655 cases. Please join us to better understand this growing trend and learn more about strategies/resources for skin cancer prevention.
Learning Objectives
Discuss the impact and scope of skin cancer in Nebraska.
Describe melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer.
Identify prevention strategies for skin cancer.
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You are receiving this newsletter due to your expressed interest in cancer community outreach & engagement. We are slowly growing our distribution list. Please forward to others who may be interested. Moving forward, the newsletter will be archived on our website for easy access.
We hope you enjoy this edition!
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FPBCC COE | 402-559-2072 | www.unmc.edu/cancercenter
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