Cancer care throughout the state has been affected by the pandemic. We’ll discuss the prevalence of different kinds of cancer, guidance for prevention and screening, how treatment has been handled in the past year, and the Maine Cancer Plan. Also, March is colorectal cancer awareness month — we will learn more about this disease and its prevalence in Maine.
Guests
Dr. Scot C. Remick, chief of oncology, MaineHealth Cancer Care Network; professor of medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Melanie Feinberg, health program manager, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Maine Center for Disease Control
Cheryl Tucker, executive director, Maine Cancer Foundation
Kaitlyn Umphrey, oncology nurse navigator and manager, Jefferson Cary Cancer Center, Cary Medical Center
Resources
- Maine Cancer Foundation
- Maine CDC Comprehensive Cancer Control
- Maine Cancer Plan 2016-2020
- Association of Maine Cancer Support Centers
- National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines
- American Lung Association
- Assistance with Transportation to Distant Treatment
- If You’re A Cancer Patient in Ohio, West Virginia, Nebraska, Maine, Colorado, or Washington State, You Could Have Trouble Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine Early
- Opinion: For cancer patients, trying to get a coronavirus vaccine is a dark comedy
- Colorectal Cancer
- Screenings save lives
- Oncology Professionals Look Back and Ahead at Cancer Care After A Year of COVID-19
- COVID-19 pandemic had major impacts on childhood cancer care, shows survey
