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Mandi Pratt-Chapman, M.A., associate director at the George Washington Universtiy Cancer Institute (GWCI), was quoted in a Science Daily story about new research by GWCI published in the Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship on roles and responsibilities of patient navigators.
Alexis Janda never pictured herself as a runner. “The word wasn’t part of my vocabulary,” she said. However, the word cancer sadly was. When Janda was 10 years old, her father, Michael, passed away from stomach lining cancer.
In 2013, the GW Cancer Institute (GWCI) was the recipient of two awards that will allow the organization to continue to bring multidisciplinary clinical, research, education, and outreach programs together in a comprehensive approach to cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.
For clinicians looking for insight into the new standards of care for cancer survivorship, such as providing follow-up care, managing long-term and late medical and psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment, or the importance of survivorship care planning, the George Washington University…
The George Washington University Cancer Institute received the 2013 Association of Community Cancer Centers’ Innovator Award. The Institute, housed within the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was recognized as a top 10 cancer program in developing and pioneering solutions to address the…
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, M.A., associate director of the GW Cancer Institute, was featured in an Oncology Times article after presenting at the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) Oncology Cancer Conference.
Anne Willis, M.A., director of the division of cancer survivorship and Center for the Advancement of Cancer Survivorship, Navigation and Policy at the GW Cancer Institute, was quoted in The Washington Post article on the positive impact software donations can have on improving survivorship care.
WUSA9 - Mammovan Gives Mammograms in Parking Lots, Neighborhoods, at Jobs, at WUSA 9 Broadcast House
WUSA9 featured the GW Mobile Mammography Van, better known as the Mammovan. With 17 years in service, the program is one of the oldest in the country.
Anne Willis, M.A., April Barbour, M.D., M.P.H., and Mandi Pratt-Chapman, M.A., were featured in a recent article published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on the unique challenges of adolescent cancer survivors.
The George Washington University Cancer Institute has been awarded a $2.1 million cooperative agreement to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to design and implement a comprehensive technical assistance plan to support CDC-funded Comprehensive Cancer Control programs.