SAVILLE
DONOR IMPACT UPDATE
SPECIAL EDITION 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
CANCER SCREENING AND PREVENTION CENTER
reducing cancer mortality in our region
Your support of Inova Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center is helping provide a home for early detection and preventionadvocating for those at all levels of cancer risk, eliminating barriers and maximizing health and wellbeing in every community.
$2.5 million raised and $5 million deployed in 2022
We are so grateful for the donors who enable us to activate and sustain these programs and projects that extend over multiple years - and great need remains!
clinical growth in 2022 Clinic
1,676
Visits 499 Procedures
Last year, your support was used for lifesaving services such as:
Comprehensive cancer risk assessments and screenings
Outreach into underserved communities
Thyroid nodule, high risk pancreatic and prostate screening clinics
Lung cancer screening/nodule evaluations
Multi-disciplinary clinic for heredity syndromes
High risk breast management
Colonoscopies/endoscopies
Dietitian consults
Prostate and lung biopsies
Genetic testing & counseling
400 Mutation carriers seen since July 2022 in the fields of: Medical Oncology, Genetic Counseling, Breast Surgery, Gastroenterology, Dermatology, Urology, Reproductive Endocrinology, Surgical Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Endocrinology, Neurology and Nutrition.
outreach and education
The Saville Center is growing its partnerships with community organizations by hosting screening days and other educational opportunities for even more communities.
Additional Partnerships Include:
St. Joseph’s Health Fair
Masjid Noor Mosque
Friendship Firehouse Festival
Guest House of Alexandria
Saville Education
Series: Weekly offerings of nutrition lectures, exercise classes, and expert lectures both in person and via Zoom
"The Staff at the Saville Center were all very professional and made me feel confident in their skills and expertise. I left feeling confident in their findings. I trust them and will recommend Inova to my friends. Thank you for this excellent facility." - Henry M.
In February and May 2023, The Saville Center hosted cancer screening clinics in partnership with local nonprofit Nueva Vida. Sixty women received mammograms and other lifesaving cancer screening tests at no cost and six followup appointments were provided at the Inova Saville Center.
The event was designed to have women go through the screening process in a non-stressful or intimidating way. Warm breakfast was provided and Inova Artists-in-Residence played music and gave patients the option to participate in art projects.
community engagement
Saville Prevention Fair: June 11, 2022 and coming up June 3, 2023
290 Attendees
75 Skin Screenings
91 Follow-Up Appointments
70 FIT Kits Delivered (fecal immunochemical test)
98 Wellness Consultations
screenings
Saville Team Member Screening Week:
233 Appointments in Genetics, Dermatology, Colonoscopy, Mammography, Pap Smear, Lung CT, Prostate, Nutrition
Dr. Suraj Venna, Medical Director, Inova Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center, and Dr. Patricia Lucey, performing on-site skin
research updates
180+
Patients enrolled in innovative clinical trials aimed to decrease barriers to care. Including GRAIL's Pathfinder2 clinical trial investigating new Multicancer Early Detection technology.
5 Active Trials - 2 investigator-initiated trials (colon and lung cancer screening), 1 NCORP (National Community Oncology Research Program) study, 1 consortium, 1 industry-sponsored trial
5 Trials in Start-Up Phase
established collaborations
Inova/VCU/Sentara grant application for participation in Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN)
Expansion of clinical trials into Inova Cares Clinics for uninsured and underinsured patients in our community
University of Arizona/Inova
Occupational Health
4 firefighter jurisdictions in DMV for cancer screening of first responders
Funding to run a pilot of cancer screening in military personnel exposed to burn pits
inova's endocrine tumor program in action
Ben Coffman is a local firefighter who came to Inova through the Thyroid Nodule Clinic at the Saville Center where he was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer associated with with bilateral lateral neck metastases.
Inova physicians from the Ultrasound, Interventional Radiology, and Pathology teams were all part of his diagnostic evaluation and surgery, and he will be undergoing radioactive iodine therapy and long-term surveillance - all with a very high probability of being cured.
Ben has become a support person for other people with thyroid cancer and has taken to social media via his local fire department to share his story.
Ben is pictured below with members of his team who came to stand by him on the day of his surgery.
Firefighting was designated as a group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2022. This reinforces Inova’s need to help this high-risk population and veterans with comprehensive cancer screening and prevention services. Inova now has a designated email address for firefighters and first responders to use to help navigate those who find themselves with a suspicious finding or new diagnosis.
health equity: positioning Inova as a national industry leader
On Tuesday, April 18, the Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, visited the Saville Center for a tour led by Inova Health System President and CEO, J. Stephen Jones, MD, FACS, and Rebecca Kaltman, MD, Executive Director, Saville Center. The visit gave special emphasis on Inova's efforts in health equity and the Saville Center's cancer prevention initiatives and research for military and veterans, first responders and underserved communities.
Thank you for your generous support
Detecting cancer isn't always obvious. But thanks to your support, Inova Schar Cancer Institute can continue to meet the needs of our community and support those at risk of developing cancer. Because of your generosity we are able to provide the necessary resources to ensure our patients have the very best possible outcomes.
For more information about the impact of your giving, please contact Amy Richards at Amy.Richards@inova.org or 703.969.1732.
