News from the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative | September 2021
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Register today for the all-virtual 2021 Wisconsin Cancer Summit |
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Registration for the 2021 Wisconsin Cancer Summit is now open!
Join us for two days of inspiring conversation and connection, as we explore how the cancer control community can learn from the lessons of the past year to create a healthier and more equitable future.
We hope you can join us for this free, statewide, virtual event!
2021 WISCONSIN CANCER SUMMIT
"Building Blocks for a Strong Wisconsin"
Oct. 20-21, 2021
ALL-VIRTUAL EVENT
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A new way to talk about alcohol and cancer |
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It's no secret that drinking alcohol can affect your health.
However, most people don't know that alcohol use can cause at least seven types of cancer. In fact, alcohol use contributes to 3.5% of all cancer deaths -- and 15% of breast cancer deaths -- in the United States every year.
Raising awareness about alcohol and cancer is especially important in Wisconsin. We lead the nation in heavy drinking and binge drinking, and cancers linked to alcohol are common in our state.
This is why the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative has partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services' Small Talks campaign.
The goal of the Small Talks campaign is to reduce underage drinking by encouraging parents to have short, casual conversations with their kids about alcohol. Now this important campaign includes new resources designed to help parents and kids understand the connection between alcohol and cancer.
We are very excited to offer these resources, and we invite you to use them in your community to raise awareness about alcohol and cancer risk.
Learn more in our Partner Toolkit, which includes posts and graphics for your social media channels, content for your organization's newsletter, media talking points, and more.
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Health equity: Tools to advance your work |
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In Wisconsin today, some populations are more likely to develop cancer and die from cancer, often because of historical and contemporary injustices, geographic location, and critical gaps in culturally responsive health care services.
Luckily, organizations and communities across our state are working hard to reduce this unequal burden by incorporating health equity into their cancer control efforts.
Below is a round-up of recent tools and resources that can help advance your health equity work and expand your cultural competency skills.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
To build a healthier nation, we must confront the systems and policies that have resulted in the generational injustice that has given rise to health inequities. This guide from the CDC emphasizes the importance of addressing all people inclusively and respectfully. These principles are intended to help public health professionals, particularly health communicators, ensure their communication products and strategies adapt to the specific cultural, linguistic, environmental, and historical situation of each population or audience of focus.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Avoid perpetuating negative stereotypes or blaming people for their own life circumstances or health status when reporting data or information about health disparities. As you create information resources, give presentations, engage with partners, and even develop and review internal communications, apply this guidance to your work.
American Evaluation Association and AEA365
Are the words we use to describe our work causing harm? This first-hand account describes how two evaluators replaced the term "stakeholder" with "plain language to improve clarity and reduce potential for bias or harm to others."
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
From tele-health appointments and online patient portals, to scheduling procedures and checking lab results, so much of health care today relies on having reliable access to the internet. How does internet access in your county measure up?
Think Cultural Health
Free, continuing education e-learning programs designed to help you provide culturally and linguistically appropriate health care services.
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Do you want to get involved in health equity work in Wisconsin? Start by taking a look at Chapter 1: Health Equity from the Wisconsin Cancer Plan 2020-2030, or click on the "Learn more" button below!
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Spotlight: National Hispanic Heritage Month |
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Hispanic and Latino communities bring so many strengths to our state. In fact, they are the fastest growing population in Wisconsin!
Unfortunately, members of our Hispanic and Latino communities often face cancer health disparities and barriers to care.
We can work to dismantle those barriers by learning about the heritage, history, and significant contributions of our Hispanic and Latino populations -- and by using that knowledge to inform our work.
You can learn more during National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Use the resources below to learn, explore, and celebrate!
Photo credit: Detail of Hispanic Heritage Select Photos, by David Valdez
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Latino Wisconsin: A documentary series (Milwaukee PBS)
Health Promotion Resources (Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services)
Looking for cancer-specific education resources?
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Special thanks to Steering Committee member Crystal Landeros, Community Outreach Coordinator with Aurora Health Center-Kenosha, for helping us compile these resources! |
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People in active treatment for cancer can be at greater risk of severe infection from COVID-19.
We keep track of articles and studies that can inform your work related to COVID-19, vaccine promotion, and the effects on patients with cancer. See below for a few recent highlights:
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- A new study explores how COVID-19 infection impacts patients with cancer and cancer treatment.
- In kids with cancer infected with COVID-19, 20% experienced a severe critical infection and ~4% of all patients died—considerably greater than the general pediatric population with COVID, according to a study published in the Lancet Oncology of 1,500 cancer patients in 45 countries. Read related news coverage from Medpage Today and NPR.
- In this cohort study of 80 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, the tumor burden appeared to be significantly higher in patients who received a diagnosis after lockdown compared with those who were diagnosed before lockdown. Patients with greater tumor burden had lower median survival than those with lower tumor burden.
- CDC guidance on COVID-19 vaccines for people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems. These patients are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and may not build the same level of immunity to 2-dose vaccine series compared to people who are not immunocompromised.
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This retrospective study examines the vaccine response in vaccinated adults with hematologic cancers between February and April 2021. The findings raise concerns that patients who have hematologic cancers may not have sufficient protection from vaccination and can potentially develop serious, potentially fatal, illness. Measures such as masking, social distancing, screening, and prioritizing vaccination for family members and caregivers should be considered to protect these patients.
- This updated guidance includes additional information on the third mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose for people with cancer.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Guide for People with Cancer |
This short guide from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network is designed to help people with cancer understand when and why they should get the COVID-19 vaccine. Use this with patients in active treatment, caregivers, and family members.
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Cancer Facts & Figures 2021 |
This updated resource from the American Cancer Society shares easy-to-understand data on cancer trends, risk reduction, and cancer health disparities. Plus, the 2021 resource includes a special section on COVID-19 and cancer.
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HPV VAX NOW in Your Clinic: A Guide to Improving HPV Vaccination Rates Among Patients Ages 18-26 |
This provider toolkit, from the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health, is designed to help clinics and health care providers increase HPV vaccination rates among young adult patients.
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Course: NCCN Guidelines for Survivorship |
Learn how you can make sure every cancer survivor’s complex and varied needs are successfully addressed. This on-demand activity is designed for oncologists, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals who work with patients with cancer.
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Conversations about Cancer |
The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have worked together to develop a series of interactive conversation simulations to help both providers and patients navigate difficult conversations about cancer screening, treatment, and survivorship. Available in English and Spanish.
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VIRTUAL 2-DAY EVENT
13th Annual Black Women's Wellness Day
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Hosted by the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness |
Join the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness for our 13th Annual Black Women’s Wellness Day, a 2-Day Virtual Transformation event! Experience a powerful mix of information, inspiration, and empowerment as we come together to build the future we deserve! |
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WEBINAR
Gut Instincts: Best Practices in Fertility Preservation
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Hosted by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
How can we preserve fertility for patients with cancer? This webinar is open to clinicians, researchers, patients, and supporters. |
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VIRTUAL 3-DAY EVENT
The Road to Breast Health Equity in the Era of COVID-19
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Hosted by the Weill Cornell Medicine Meyer Cancer Center |
This CME activity is intended to review disparities data, educate about breast cancer and the importance of early detection, and address topics to include community myths and facts, genetics, and risk reduction strategies.
By the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Address the breast cancer disparities crisis in black women by utilizing data to identify deficiencies, quality gaps and show how improved access to care and education of community clinicians can make a difference
- Discuss the importance of breast cancer screening, early diagnosis and multidisciplinary breast cancer care treatment in black women
- Recognize the importance of survivorship and genetic testing in black women
- Describe the social determinants of breast cancer detection and health
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VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM
Current Paradigms in Cardiovascular Care of the Cancer Patient/Survivor 2021: What Healthcare Professionals Should Know
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Cardiovascular disease and cancer are the #1 and #2 causes of death in the United States. This event will provide state-of-the art best practice information regarding the continuum of cardiac care for the oncology patient. |
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Reducing the burden of cancer
for everyone.
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