GW Cancer Center

This presentation helped explain the CY2024 CMS physician fee schedule (aka "CMS rule") as it pertains to Principal Illness Navigation, Community Health Integration, and Social Determinants of Health Risk Assessment codes.
A new Community of Practice for Policy, Systems and Environmental change is now open to all CCC program staff and coalitions.
This report provides a brief overview of GW Cancer Center comprehensive cancer control technical assistance project in Year 5 of 5, "Building Cancer Control Capacity: Scaling Evidence to Practice to Advance Health Equity."
This training from the GW Cancer Center addresses the impact of cancer treatment on the sexual health of cancer survivors.
Palliative care, sometimes called supportive or comfort care, is a type of comprehensive medical care for people diagnosed with a serious illness. Palliative care is focused on relieving and preventing physical, emotional and social side effects caused by illness or curative treatments. Palliative…
Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a common virus that is spread through intimate contact. Of the approximately 150 types of HPV currently identified, at least 40 occur in the genital area. HPV infections are extremely common, and most people will get HPV in their lifetime. Many HPV infections are…
The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Implementation Toolkit was designed to help multidisciplinary cancer care teams identify key organizational priorities for DEIJ and initiate organizational change. 
Cancer Control Implementation Science Base Camp: Train the Trainer Toolkit was designed to help CCC Programs as they train coalition members to advance EBIs within their communities. 
Prostate cancer is an invasive cancer that starts in the prostate, an organ within the typical male reproductive system. The prostate surrounds the urethra and produces fluid that, together with testicular sperm cells and other glandular fluids, makes up semen. The prostate is approximately the…
At the time of this initiative, West Virginia ranked third and fourth in the country, respectively, for new cases of lung cancer and deaths from lung cancer. The Mountains of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Coalition prioritized lung cancer screening in the 2016-2020 West Virginia Cancer Plan and…