News from the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative | May 2022

More people in Wisconsin are surviving cancer than ever before. How can we better serve the diverse needs of this growing population, so that all cancer survivors have the opportunity to thrive?

Please join us June 22 for a special webinar in honor of National Cancer Survivor Month, featuring guest speakers from two member organizations, the Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System and the American Indian Cancer Foundation.

Register today, and please share this announcement with your colleagues and networks!

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a plan to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, including smaller cigars called cigarillos.

Tobacco companies have heavily marketed these products to Black smokers, 85% of whom use menthol cigarettes. In total, menthol cigarettes make up one-third of the US cigarette market, and about 18.5 million Americans smoke them. 

The proposed ban is an important part of the Cancer Moonshot initiative to reduce the cancer death rate by at least 50% in the next 25 years. Currently, about 30% of all cancer deaths in the US are caused by smoking.

The FDA is accepting online public comments and will convene listening sessions in June to get public input.

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The GHEC recently released their recommendations in an Executive Summary. Many of their strategies closely align with the priorities of the Wisconsin Cancer Plan 2020-2030, especially around areas of workforce development, increasing access to quality health care, and improving health data across Wisconsin. Explore the GHEC report and the Wisconsin Cancer Plan for actions to advance health equity in your community.

The Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative would like to thank members Gale Johnson, Diane Erickson, and Maria Barker for your service on the Governor's Health Equity Council!

The Prevent Cancer Foundation's research program is now accepting proposals for cancer prevention and early detection research of up to $100,000 per award. The deadline to apply is July 11, 2022, at 11:59 pm ET.

Learn more about this funding opportunity and apply.

Increasing diversity in cancer clinical trials and reducing barriers to recruitment and participation should be a top priority among researchers, according to a new joint statement from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC).

The statement outlines six recommendations to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion in cancer clinical trials.

You can help. Please email Beth Brunner for details regarding which supplies are most needed and how to make a donation.

The HPV Dental Toolkit from the Massachusetts HPV Coalition can be used by dental offices around the country, and includes materials that can be downloaded, reproduced, and distributed at no cost.

Immunize.org has updated its popular “Ask the Experts: Hepatitis B” webpage, which includes an extensive list of clinical questions and answers that reflect the updated hepatitis B vaccination recommendation.

Find more resources in our interactive, online Resource Center.

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