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Cancer prevention from Jordan to Cameroon

Since 2015, the Prevent Cancer Foundation has partnered with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support over 40 technical transfer fellowships. These UICC…

Dialogue Backstage Pass: Humana’s Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola

J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH, FAAFP, will deliver the keynote address on Thursday, June 9 at the 2022 Prevent Cancer Dialogue. Dr. Olayiwola is the…

Prevent Cancer Advocacy Workshop explores cancer screening disparities in the LGBTQ+ community

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Kyra Meister   703-836-1746   kyra.meister@preventcancer.org    Alexandra, Va. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation® will host its annual Advocacy Workshop virtually…

‘Do I really need this?’ How a recommended colonoscopy changed Craig’s life

If someone had told me a hurricane and a global pandemic would get in the way of me getting a colonoscopy, I wouldn’t have believed…

Harm reduction, hepatitis C and how we can reduce liver cancer

The Department of Health and Human Services has signed on to the bold goal set by the World Health Organization to reduce viral hepatitis by…

Prevent Cancer Health Fair and 5k Walk/Run makes its return in person to Nationals Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Kyra Meister   703-836-1746   kyra.meister@preventcancer.org    Alexandra, Va. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation® will host its annual Health Fair and…

Lung cancer screening in all corners of West Virginia

As I stood next to the 48-foot-long Lung Cancer Screening Unit (LUCAS), the idea of the unit reaching rural West Virginians on narrow, back roads…

Games Done Quick sets new record, raises $3.4 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation® at annual gaming marathon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Kyra Meister  703-836-1746  kyra.meister@preventcancer.org  Alexandria, Va. – Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), an annual livestreamed video game marathon, is organized by Games Done Quick to raise funds for the Prevent Cancer…

Prevent Cancer Super Colon makes connections in Michigan

In September 2021, I had the privilege of taking the Prevent Cancer Super Colon® to two communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in partnership with…

Prevent Cancer Foundation® remembers former Senator Bob Dole

The Prevent Cancer Foundation is saddened by the death of former Kansas Senator Bob Dole after his months-long battle with stage IV lung cancer. He lived an extraordinary life of service, as a…