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Tag: American Cancer Society

Woman and man at a conference table listening to Cancer Moonshot discussion
Posted inHealth Inequities

Taking a moonshot at early colorectal cancer detection in northeastern NC

by Anne Blythe February 17, 2023February 16, 2023

By Anne Blythe Kim Schwartz, chief executive officer of the Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center, never misses an opportunity to break into song — just ask her seven grandchildren, she quips. No need to cue up an orchestra either. Schwartz belted out the first lines of “Fly Me to the Moon” on a recent Friday […]

a screenshot of a panel discussion hosted by the american cancer socety
Posted inMedicaid

Cancer health care workers in NC discuss the best way to achieve equity in care – and the answer could lie in Raleigh

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven November 16, 2021November 15, 2021
pictures the Juul nicotine delivery system. The next generation in e-cigarettes
Posted inChildren's Health

Juul settled with North Carolina for $40 million. Now what?

by Anne Blythe July 1, 2021August 31, 2022
Shows a masked woman giving a shot to another masked woman.
Posted inMinority Health

The bumpy road to vaccine trial participation – Part I

by Melba Newsome January 6, 2021March 30, 2021
A dental professional like a dental hygienist or dentist puts a flashlight into someone's mouth. It's a proxy for dentists and oral health and oral cancer screenings because of HPV
Posted inOral Health

Sex talks with the dentist?

by Anne Blythe April 23, 2020April 22, 2020
cancer hospital in Charlotte, image of the building
Posted inInfectious Disease

Cancer care in the age of COVID-19

by Melba Newsome April 6, 2020April 5, 2020

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