ACC presents a free, virtual opportunity for healthcare providers who want to receive training on tobacco cessation. If you are a physician, physician’s assistant, nurse, pharmacist, wellness manager, nutritionist, respiratory therapist, dental professional, social worker, community health professional, or cancer and tobacco control advocate who work directly with patients, this training may be for you! While counseling
Please join us for the ACC Quarterly Meeting on December 8, at 10 a.m.! This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom. You can learn more about the event by clicking the link below.
Registration for the Tobacco & Disease Symposium is now open! The Tobacco & Disease Symposium is a free event that will take place virtually on Friday, October 23 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m, and attendees can receive up to 4 hours of CME/CE.
Please join us for the ACC Quarterly Meeting on September 8, at 10am! This will be a virtual meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can learn more about the event by clicking the link below.
Please join us for the ACC Quarterly Meeting on May 12, at 10am! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be online. You can learn more about the event by clicking the link below.
American Cancer Society has released valuable resources for COVID-19 and cancer. From COVID-19 information; patient and family services; advocacy; and research. Please click on the image to view a PDF that has clickable links.
Cancer Patients and Survivors The CDC says if you have cancer now or had cancer in the past, you may need to take special steps to protect your health if you have to stay home. This is especially important for cancer patients who are treated with chemotherapy. They are more likely to get an infection because chemotherapy
POSTPONED: 21st Arkansas Cancer Summit and the 17th Annual Clearing the Air in Communities of Color Conference 3.11.2020 The staff of the Arkansas Cancer Coalition and UAPB’s Minority Sub Recipient Grant Office have postponed the 21st Arkansas Cancer Summit and the 17th Annual Clearing the Air in Communities of Color Conference. We apologize for any inconvenience that this change might cause
Most of the 34 million adult Americans who smoke cigarettes want to quit. But smoking will remain the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the U.S. unless more is done to help them quit. In his new report, Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General, VADM Dr. Jerome M. Adams calls on everyone,
Imagine helping someone gain access to resources that reduce the struggle during a time of their life when so much is lost. Your donations connect people battling cancer with others ready and able to provide crucial assistance.