Join the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the National Marrow Donor Program for a free screening event of the 2023 documentary “American Symphony” on Sunday, April 28, at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
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September 6, 2023
Lung Cancer Update 2023
UAB Medicine and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB invite all health care professionals involved in caring for patients with lung cancer to attend this inaugural, CME-accredited event.
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August 24, 2023
Announcing the Inaugural Cohort of O’Neal Community Builders
The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of Community Builders. This group of individuals will serve as ambassadors for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion principles in all aspects of cancer workforce development.
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The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement recently hosted a windshield tour of several rural underserved communities in the Alabama Black Belt as part of an 18-month program called A Family Affair, which supports rural African American breast cancer survivors and their female family members.
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May 25, 2023
CeMe Conversations event scheduled for June 14, 2023
Join us Wednesday, June 14, at 6 p.m. for a conversation about the individual lived experiences of people who’ve faced cervical cancer with members of the cervical cancer community and UAB Medicine physicians, followed by a Q&A session. Advanced registration is required.
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Francine Walton is a program director in the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Office of Community Outreach & Engagement. In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked Walton to share how her mother has shaped her perspective on the cancer journey, including the importance of hope and resilience in the face of adversity.
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The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB is pleased to announce that Timiya S. Nolan, Ph.D., APRN-CNP, ANP-BC, has been named Associate Director for Community Outreach & Engagement effective July 1, 2023. In this role, she will be responsible for overseeing the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement, which fosters transdisciplinary cancer research along with bi-directional communication and collaboration with communities statewide.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham is partnering with Bibb Medical Center to provide care to rural patients. The partnership will provide screening and diagnostic modalities for colon and stomach cancers, in addition to reflux disease and swallowing difficulty.
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September 29, 2022
Thyroid nodules are common. Here’s what to do after you check your neck.
Thyroid nodules are common, and while simply having irregular thyroid growths does not mean a person has cancer, everyone should check their neck on occasion and let their medical team know of any concerns. Physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center are advancing the field of thyroid care with cutting-edge, patient-specific procedures and collaborative research investigations.
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November 21, 2020
A Quarter-Century of Service, and Counting
The Office of Community Outreach & Engagement at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center celebrates its silver anniversary this year after 25 years of providing health advocacy and cancer education to communities across the state and the South as a whole.
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November 15, 2018
Extending the Benefits of the Cancer Center to All in our State
In April 2019, the outreach office officially changed its name to become the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. This is not just a name change, but a whole new approach of how to reach the community in an effective manner.
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