February & March 2015
Cancer Stakeholder
>>The Cancer Stakeholder has expanded to include a new section to provide resources and information for cancer survivors, care givers and health professionals entitled Cancer Survivor Tips. Content for the new section will be based on the latest studies and research.
Florida Department of Health, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT:
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Take Part in these Three Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Activities March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and a number of events and activities that have been going on since we rang in the new year. Florida employers are signing up to participate in the 2015 Florida Colorectal Cancer Prevention Campaign to raise colorectal cancer awareness, address risk factors and increase screenings among employees. The FREE online campaign allows employers to set goals for staff and encourage participation and completion of the six classes, which take five to ten minutes each. This educational resource is also available FREE of charge to others who may be interested in completing the classes. Individuals may join in the campaign via the “Community Team” and organizations may sign up by contacting Eric Gipson at the Florida Department of Health, Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP). Additionally, CRCCP is also taking part in the inaugural “80% by 2018” Summit, which will be hosted by the American Cancer Society, Florida Division, in March 2015. The Summit seeks to eliminate colorectal cancer as a major public health problem and increase screening to 80% among Floridians age 50 and older by bringing together key decision makers and national leaders in colorectal cancer to address screening access issues.Health care providers, health systems, businesses and individuals all play a part in ensuring the health of their communities. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to submit an online pledge which represents a commitment to work toward increasing the number of people screened for colorectal cancer and eliminating colorectal cancer as a major public health problem. To learn more about this national initiative and to take the pledge, click here. Get ready to turn your organization BLUE in March! Start planning today for March 6th, the 7th annual National Dress in Blue Day! National Dress in Blue Day is held on the first Friday in March in communities and offices throughout the nation. The Colon Cancer Alliance first launched the Dress in Blue Day program in 2009 to bring nationwide attention to colon cancer and to celebrate the courage of those affected by this disease. State Update, 2 Cancer in the News, 4 Cancer Survivor Tips, 3 Tools & Resources, 5 Funding Opportunities, 6 Collaboratives, 7 Events, 7
INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY PARTICIPATE BY WEARING BLUE AND URGE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. BLUE IS THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COLOR FOR COLON CANCER. BY “GOING BLUE,” WE HOPE TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR COLON CANCER SCREENING AND SAVE LIVES. For more information about how you and your organization can join these and other efforts to eliminate colorectal cancer as a major public health problem, please contact Eric Gipson.
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With a new year comes the opportunity to set new health goals and stick with them. For many, it is a chance to quit tobacco. In fact, more than 1.7 million Florida adults who smoke report that they want to quit completely.1,2,3 Fortunately, Tobacco Free Florida is here to help and encourages tobacco users to: “Trust the Quitter in You.”
State Update Community Health Worker Certification Begins in Florida! The Florida Community Health Worker (CHW) Coalition (FCHWC) in collaboration with the Florida Certification Board (FCB) has established a process for CHWs certification! CHWs can go by many names – promotores de salud, peer educators, community health representatives, lay navigators – and are trusted members of the communities they serve. By increasing access to care, they improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Certification assures the public that CHWs have demonstrated a standard acceptable level of professional competency. It also confers professional recognition to qualified CHWs through a process that examines required work competencies and assures an opportunity for ongoing professional development. Certified CHWs are also required to adhere to a Code of Ethics that promotes ethical and professional practices. During 2015, the initial year of certification, experienced and competent CHWs can apply for certification and be “grandparented in” by documenting their experience and training. These grandparented CHWs will not have to take an exam. Starting in January 2016, all applicants for CHW certification will be required to take an exam. CHW certification is issued for a two-year period. To be grandparented in, CHWs will need to:• Set up an account on the FCB website and use the FCB standard certification application found here. Document at least 500 hours of paid or volunteer experience providing CHW services in the past 5 years • Document at least 30 hours of training in the core competencies (see below) in the past 5 years • Submit two letters of reference validating the CHW’s experience and training • Submit an application fee of $50 to the FCB
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There are plenty of reasons to quit smoking. Smoking is responsible for one in every three cancer deaths in the United States. In fact, smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in your body and also blocks your body from fighting it.4,5 But, the good news is that if you quit now you can help reverse the damage: Within five years of quitting:6 n Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus and bladder is cut in half. n Female smokers’ risk of cervical cancer falls to that of a non-smoker. After ten years of quitting:6 n Your risk of dying from lung cancer drops by half. n The risk of cancer of the larynx and pancreas decreases. While quitting tobacco may be difficult, it is not impossible. The state of Florida offers residents access to FREE quit resources that can aid in making a quit plan and seeing it through. Floridians are encouraged to make a positive choice for their future and join former smokers in quitting, as they
now outnumber the amount of current smokers in the state. Those who have tried to quit but have relapsed are encouraged to try again as most former smokers make several attempts before quitting permanently. Make a quit plan in order to start the New Year off right. Having a comprehensive and personalized quit plan increases the chance of success. We are here to help you and your friends and family! Tobacco Free Florida offers 3 Free & Easy Ways to Quit: CALL: Call the Florida Quitline at 1877-U-CAN-NOW to speak with a Quit Coach® who will help you assess your addiction and help you create a personalized quit plan. CLICK: Tobacco Free Florida’s online cessation tool can be accessed at tobaccofreeflorida.com/webcoach. COME IN: Local face-to-face help is available with the help of Area Health Education Centers, find one near you at tobaccofreeflorida.com/ahec.
For more information, please visit: www.tobaccofreeflorida.com
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15,524,970 Florida adults: Florida QuickStats. U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12000.html 2 16.8 percent (or 2,608,195) Florida adults smoke were current cigarettes: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Prevalence and Trends Data, 2013. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 3 68.8 percent (1,794,438) report they want to quit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Quitting Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2001– 2010. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2011;60(44):1513–19 4 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A Report of the Surgeon General. How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What It Means to You. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2010. 5 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Let's Make the Next Generation Tobacco-Free: Your Guide to the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014. 6 A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease - The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease Fact Sheet, 2010; and Tobacco Control: Reversal of Risk After Quitting Smoking. IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 11. 2007, p. 341.
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Importance of
Medical History & Follow Up
Cancer Survivor Tips: After Colon Cancer The Cancer Stakeholder has expanded to include a new section to provide resources and information for cancer survivors, care givers and health professionals entitled Cancer Survivor Tips. Content for the new section will be based on the latest studies and research.
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Since the release of the Institute of Medicine’s report From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition in 2005, cancer patients are more aware of the role and importance of having a survivorship care plan and a follow up plan. Survivorship care plans assist in watching for health changes after treatment, monitoring for a reoccurrence, managing follow-up care, and maintaining a comprehensive health record that includes: • Pathology reports on diagnosis and type of cancer • Surgical reports • Chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment regiments • Contact information on each doctor and center that is providing care • Psychosocial, nutritional and other supportive services
After treatment, patients need to see their doctors for follow-up. Almost any cancer treatment may have side effects for patients. A patient should ensure all appointments are kept and doctors are informed about any problems or side effects, pain or physical problems. Ending treatment can be both exciting and can cause anxiety, but remember that the risk of a cancer recurrence differs among people. Survivorship care and follow-up care plans are essential for doctors to provide optimum care for cancer patients. A treatment plan is essential in maintaining an honest dialogue between a patient and the health care team. For more information on care after treatment visit the National Cancer Institute’s website.
A follow-up care plan outlines what a cancer patient needs to do to stay healthy. The plan should include information on possible late and long-term effects of treatment, any referral information, and recommendations for future medical tests or cancer screenings.
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Cancer In the News Insufficient Evidence on Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults—U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Nov. 25, 2014
Breast density helps better predict breast cancer risk —Science Daily, Dec. 16, 2014
Risk for leukemia after early breast cancer treatment is elevated—Science Daily, Dec. 29, 2014
Hispanic women less likely to survive endometrial uterine cancer —Science Daily, Dec. 16, 2014
Cancer-causing mutation discovered in 1982 finally target of clinical trials — Science Daily, Oct. 31, 2014
'Sugar-coated' microcapsule eliminates toxic punch of experimental anti-cancer drug—Science Daily, Dec. 17, 2014
2014 Research Roundup: 10 Key Breakthroughs and Insights—American Cancer Society (ACS), Dec. 29, 2014
Smoking linked to loss of Y chromosome in males—MNT, Dec. 5, 2014
Scientists identify new, beneficial function of endogenous retroviruses in immune response —Science Daily, Dec. 18, 2014
New Year, New Exercise —ACS, Dec. 30, 2014
Scientists pinpoint a new line of defense used by cancer cells?—Science Daily, Dec. 8, 2014
Change of diet to unmask cancer vulnerabilities, reduce cancer risk— Science Daily, Dec. 18, 2014
Most elderly breast cancer patients receive unnecessary radiation—MNT, Dec. 8, 2014
Stem cells born out of indecision— Science Daily, Dec. 18, 2014
People putting their lives at risk by dismissing cancer symptoms —Science Daily, Dec. 2, 2014 Red wine has 'both cancerous and anticancerous properties'—Medical News Today (MNT), Dec. 5, 2014
America's health rankings findings: who takes the crown as healthiest state?— MNT, Dec. 10, 2014 Delayed cancer diagnosis unlikely to be due to poor medical practice—Science Daily, Dec. 10, 2014 More than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use smokeless tobacco — National Cancer Institute (NCI), Dec. 15, 2014 Hormone-unrelated breast cancer death rate lowered by reducing dietary fat — MNT, Dec. 15, 2014 Lung cancer death rates continue to fall, helping drive decrease in overall cancer death rates —NCI, Dec. 16, 2014
Vaccine therapy for prostate cancer patients with rising PSA examined— Science Daily, Dec. 19, 2014 New colorectal cancer risk factor identified—MNT, Dec. 19, 2014 Researchers shed light on how diet influences cancer development—MNT, Dec. 19, 2014 Researchers discover new genetic anomalies in lung cancer—NCI, Dec. 22, 2014 Armed virus shows promise as treatment for pancreatic cancer— Science Daily, Dec. 23, 2014
Facts & Figures Report: 1.5 Million Cancer Deaths Avoided in 2 Decades— ACS, Dec. 31, 2014 First clinical trial in U. S. of procedure to relieve pain from cancer that has spread to spine—Science Daily, Jan. 5, 2015 Hold your breath to protect your heart—Science Daily, Jan. 5, 2015 Take AICR’s New American Plate Challenge!—American Institute for Cancer Research, Jan. 5, 2015 More than a third of people with abnormal results drop out of bowel cancer screening— Science Daily, Jan.6, 2015 Head and neck cancers in young adults are more likely to be a result of inherited factors—Science Daily, Jan. 22, 2015
Bacterial 'bunches' linked to some colorectal cancers—MNT, Dec. 24, 2014
Community Healthy Worker Certification, continued from page 2 CHW Core Competencies for meeting training requirements: Performance Domains/Core Competencies: four hours in each of the five domains, ten hours of electives • Communication and Education Job tasks are listed in the application materials. • Resources • Advocacy • Foundations of Health • Professional Responsibility
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For Spanish language assistance, call 305-243-8433. Interesados que hablen español, pueden llamar al 305-243-8433. Schedule: Jan. 1, 2015 – Dec. 31, 2015: Grandparenting certification will be open. January 2015 - May 2015: Develop written exam. Finalize certification application process. Jan. 1, 2016: Open full credentialing program. For More Information: Visit www.FloridaCHW.org , like CHWs on Facebook or contact Marion Banzhaf.
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Tools & Resources >Florida Department of Health is hosting a free webinar titled
> Professional Oncology Education— MD Anderson Cancer
“Community Health Worker Certification How to Apply Step-byStep” on Feb. 25, 12:00 p.m. EST. Featured Speakers: Amy Farrington, Director of Certification, Florida Certification Board, Lolita Dash-Pitts, Florida CHW Coalition, and Brendaly Rodríguez, Co-Chair, Florida CHW Coalition
Center designed an educational series for health care practitioners which include lectures, courses and case studies provided by experts on key areas of professional education, prevention, patient care and survivorship. Available courses include:
To join the online meeting, click here To join the teleconference, call 1-866- 899- 4679 and use the access code: 571-031-509 In addition, if you would like to see any of our past webinars for the Cancer-Free series, please visit: http://www.fconn.org/education/webinars/.
> CancerCare presents the following free Connect® Education Workshops (all are from 1:30—2:30 p.m. EST):
• Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Course • Survivorship – Introductory Lectures • Bone Health in Cancer Survivors • Breast Cancer Survivorship • Colorectal Cancer Survivorship • Cancer Survivorship 1 Course • Tobacco Cessation Course • Introduction to Clinical Oncology Course
All sessions are free and pre-registration is required. Feb. 4: Managing the Costs of Living with Cancer March 3: Update on Triple Negative Breast Cancer2,3 March 6: Medical Update on Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)2,3
March 10: Advances in the Treatment of Lung Cancer1,2 April 28: Medical Update on Ovarian Cancer2,3 May 15: Emerging Treatments for Metastatic Melanoma2 1
Approved for one Contact Hour to Social Workers
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Submitted for approval for one Continuing Professional Education Unit for Registered Dietitians
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Submitted for one Contact Hour to Social Workers
You can participate by listening to this workshop on the telephone or via live streaming through the Internet. For more information or to register online, visit CancerCare online or call 1-800-813-HOPE (4673). Missed a Connect Education Workshop? Listen to past workshops as podcasts through CancerCare's website.
> The George Washington University Cancer Institute’s — Cancer Control Technical Assistance Portal is a centralized website that pulls together existing and new technical assistance for cancer control professionals. Features include webinars, resource repository, TAP eNewsletter and an online academy.
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Funding Opportunities
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality awards grants on a cycle basis based on the following priority areas: improve health care quality by accelerating implementation of Patient Centered Outcomes Research, make health care safer, increase accessibility by evaluating expansions of insurance coverage and improve health care affordability, efficiency and cost transparency. Click here to learn more. Cycle deadlines are 2/5/15, 6/5/15 and 10/5/15.
The Department of Health and Human Services FOA will support highly innovative and promising research that tests multi-level intervention programs of 1 to 2 years in length that are designed to increase health-enhancing physical activity. Click here to apply. Closing date 12/16/14. Pilot and Exploratory Studies Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Achieve Cancer Health Equity is a FOA to stimulate research on effective interventions to reduce cancer health disparities (at any stage of thecancer continuum) and achieve cancer health equity using communitybased participatory research. Click here to apply. Closing date 4/1/15.
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The American Cancer Society, in parallel with the National Palliative Care Research Center, is soliciting applications for pilot/exploratory research grants in palliative care of cancer patients and their families. These grants will generate the pilot data necessary to maximize an investigator's chances of competing successfully for larger grants. Click here to apply. Closing date 1/9/15.
and factors that increase the risk of pancreatic cancer in patients. Click here to apply. Closing date 4/2/15.
The Role of Health Policy and Health Insurance in Improving Access to and Performance of Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Services is a call for research that evaluates the impact of the many changes now occurring in the healthcare system with a particular focus on cancer prevention, control and treatment. Efforts focusing on improving access to care may also impact inequities that contribute to health disparities. Click here to apply. Closing date 4/1/15 and 10/15/15.
Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care is a FOA which seeks proposal that use a multi-disease care management approach to behavioral interventions with high potential impact to improve patient-level health outcomes for individuals with three or more chronic health conditions. Click here to apply. Closing date 5/8/17.
Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer Coordination and Data Management Center is a FOA for the establishment of a clinical consortium, composed of one Coordination and Data Management Center and up to nine Clinical Centers, to conduct studies on chronic pancreatitis
Health Trust makes grants for projects that advance healthy living, healthy eating and healthy aging and place a strategic focus on health promotion and disease prevention, and closely align with grant criteria. Click here to apply. Closing dates 4/27/15.
Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization a call for proposal from the Robert Wood Johnston Foundation which supports research, policy analysis and evaluation projects that provide policy leaders timely information on health care policy, financing and organization issues. For proposals of $100,000 or less click here and for proposals more than $100,000 click here, is Grants awarded on rolling basis.
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Events 20th Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium on Breast Disease in Amelia Island, Fla. on Feb. 12-15, 2015 Mayo Advances in Systemic Therapies for Breast Cancer in Jacksonville, Fla. on Feb. 13-14, 2015 19th Annual International Congress on Hematologic Malignancies®: Focus on Leukemias, Lymphomas and Myeloma in Miami, Fla. on Feb. 20-21, 2015. Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in Orlando, Fla. on Feb. 26-27, 2015. 9th Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Cancer Therapies conference in West Palm Beach, Fla. on Feb. 26-28, 2015. 32nd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference® in Miami, Fla. on Feb. 26-March 1, 2015. 2nd Annual Miami Lung Cancer Conference™ 2nd Annual Miami Lung Cancer Conference™ Ingalls 8th Annual Prostate Health and Cancer Seminar in Jupiter, Fla. on March 7, 2015 11th Annual International Symposium on Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies in Miami, Fla. on March 7, 2015. Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and their Families in Washington, D.C. on March 9-10, 2015. 2015 NCCN Nursing Program: Advancing Oncology Nursing in Hollywood, Fla. on March 11, 2015 (may not be accessible through Internet Explorer). NCCN 20th Annual Conference: Advancing the Standard of Cancer Care™ in Hollywood, Fla. on March 12-14, 2015. Implementing Comprehensive Biopsychosocial Screening in Duarte, Calif. on March 19-20, 2015 Casting for Recovery in Lake Mary, Fla. on March 28-30, 2015. 2014 Business of Oncology Summit in Orlando, Fla. on April 10-11, 2015. Hematologic Malignancies: New Therapies and the Evolving Role of Transplant in Chicago, Ill. on April 10-11, 2015.
Collaboratives egional Cancer Control Collaboratives exist across the state and work to bring public and private partners together to reduce the burden of cancer. For information about what your regional collaborative in your area is doing, visit their websites listed below. > Northwest Florida Cancer Control Collaborative > Northeast Florida Cancer Control Collaborative > North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative > East Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative > Southeast Florida Cancer Control Collaborative Facebook: SoFla Fighting Cancer > Southwest Florida Cancer Control Collaborative > The Southeast American Indian Council (SEAIC) focuses on needs assessments, preventive education and quality of life for American Indians. Membership is open to anyone of American Indian heritage. Email Dewey Painter or call him at (904) 208-0857 for an application or for more information. To be added to the contact list for any of these collaboratives, send an email request to Cancer@flhealth.gov.
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The Cancer Stakeholder is an e-newsletter, which includes the DOH cancer updates, cancer tools and resources, funding opportunities, events, research, and other information about cancer. The opinions expressed in the Cancer Stakeholder do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department or its staff. Please direct questions, comments and suggestions to the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program at cancer@flhealth.gov. If you would like to be removed from this distribution list, please send an email with “Unsubscribe” written in the subject line to cancer@flhealth.gov. Please type in the body of the email the county where you reside. Please understand that unsubscribing from the Cancer Stakeholder will unsubscribe you from receiving future emails related to the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, the Regional Cancer Control Collaboratives and associated local and statewide cancer activities. This electronic newsletter was funded by Cooperative Agreement U58/DP003872 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For any questions or concerns regarding this newsletter or to include your information in a future issue:
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The Medical Team Summit at the 2015 National Council Conference in Orlando, Fla. on April 20-22, 2015. Assessing and Improving the Interpretation of Mammograms in Washington, D.C. on May 12-13, 2015.
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