RadComp Newsletter July, 2021
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
The Importance of Mental Health Care When Coping with a
Breast Cancer Diagnosis:
An Interview with Sharon Rivera
We asked Sharon Rivera, Founder of Saving Pennies 4 A Cure and RadComp Advisory Board member, about her mental health journey as a breast cancer patient and survivor, and what helped her navigate mental health support resources.

Completing your
Quality of Life Surveys

An important part of what the RadComp Study seeks to learn relates to participant's "Quality-of-Life" (QOL). This information can only be reported by our participants. In designing the study, physicians, breast cancer survivors and advocates told us they wanted to know if and how Quality-of-Life changes as a result of undergoing radiation therapy.

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Johns Hopkins Life and Legacy

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, is one of RadComp's recent enrollment site additions. Founded in 1893, it is one of the nation's leading medical universities.

Meet the business man, political activist, and philanthropist behind this world famous institution.




Left: Portrait of Johns Hopkins at Age 40
From Johns Hopkins University Portrait Collection
Advocacy Partner Events & Resources
Ask the Expert: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Webinar
July 21, 2021 7-8 pm EST

Living Beyond Breast Cancer invites you to join in a webinar featuring Dr. Elaine Walsh, Medical Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, who will answer guest questions about triple negative breast cancer, including: symptoms, side-effects, & treatment options.
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Members of racial and ethnic minority groups in the U.S. face challenges in getting care for mental health. To mark National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, LBBC is sharing resources and stories for women from minority communities. 
In this interview, advocate Chawnte Randall spoke to women's health educator and licensed advanced social worker Jacci Thompson-Dodd, MA, MSSS, LASW, about the challenges that Black women face in getting support to cope with breast cancer and treatment.



Cancer Support Community
Virtual Program Home

Take a Tour of the Virtual Program Home. The home features a Kitchen for healthy recipes, the Library for free educational resources, the Studio for mind-body exercises, and psychological support in the Support Room, etc. All virtual and free for convenient use from your computer.
Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Mishra of the University of Maryland for receiving the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Investigator Team Leadership Award. He will receive support for two years to promote a successful, collaborative clinical trials culture and to pursue an academic career in clinical research.

Dr. Mishra will use this award to grow the clinical trials program at the University of Maryland’s Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center and further develop UMD’s neuro-oncology research initiatives.
Study Participant Enrollment
As of June 30th, 967 of 1278 participants have joined the RadComp Trial, 5 in the month of June.

We are 75% of the way toward reaching our goal of complete study enrollment.

Together we can reach the goal and power the future of breast cancer treatment.
Learn About RadComp
Research reported was funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Award (PCS-1403-12804). The views, statements, and opinions presented in this study website are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), its Board of Governors or Methodology Committee.