Cancer Stakeholder- April/ May 2015

>> April: National Gardening Month>> May: Melanoma Monday (May 4)

Don’t Fry Day (May 22)National Skin Cancer Awareness Month

In this issue:State Update, Tobacco Free Florida, 2

Cancer Survivor Tips, 3

Healthiest Weight Florida, 4

Cancer in the News, 5

Funding Opportunities, 6

Tools & Resources, 7

Events, 8

Collaboratives, 8

Florida Department of Health, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program

April–May 2015

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N ow is the perfect time to start thatspring garden but don’t forget toprotect yourself! While outdoors

avoid exposure when the sun’s rays are thestrongest, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.Remember to apply sunscreen with SPF 15

or higher, wear a hat, sunglasses and longsleeves. Don’t forget to reapply thesunscreen every two hours. To learn more,please visit the American Institute forCancer Research From Seed to Plate: DIY Salads.

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: April is National Gardening Month

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: May is National SkinCancer Awareness MonthSun’s Up Cover Up CampaignThe Comprehensive Cancer Control Program is collaborating with the FloridaDepartment of Environmental Protection to implement a sun safe awarenesspilot project with 10 state parks this May. The purpose of the project is to raiseawareness among park patrons on sun safe behaviors. Participating state parksinclude: St. Andrews, Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island, Fort Clinch, LittleTalbot Island, Honeymoon Island, Bahia Hondak, Bill Baggs Cape Florida,Sebastian Inlet, Anastasia and Delnor-Wiggins. Park rangers will be providingthe park visitors sun-safety materials and informing patrons about how toprotect themselves from the sun’s harmful rays.

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State UpdateFour Florida Hospitals Recognized AsCancer Centers of Excellence

State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. JohnArmstrong announced four Florida cancer centers that haveearned the first ever distinction as state-designated CancerCenters of Excellence. This designation recognizes theseorganizations for demonstrating commitment to excellence byproviding patient-centered coordinated care for thoseundergoing cancer treatment and therapy in Florida. Therecipients include the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and ResearchInstitute, Mayo Clinic Florida, University of Miami SylvesterComprehensive Cancer Center and University of Florida HealthCancer Center, which includes University of Florida Health ShandsHospital, University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute andOrlando Health's Orlando Regional Medical Center.Florida’s 2015 legislative session convened Tuesday, March 3, 2015at 10 a.m. and will adjourn on May 1, 2015. Current bills that may influence cancer efforts:House Bill 438 - Requiring the Department of Health to establisha palliative care consumer and professional information andeducation program; requiring the department to publish certaineducational information and referral materials about palliativecare on the department website; requiring the department toconsult with the Palliative Care and Quality of LifeInterdisciplinary Task Force; creating the Palliative Care andQuality of Life Interdisciplinary Task Force within the Departmentof Health; specifying the purpose of the task force; requiring thetask force to meet at least twice each year, etc.The department does not take a position on pending legislation.For more information, visit Online Sunshine.

Tobacco use is the single greatest preventable risk fac-tor for cancer mortality worldwide, causing an esti-mated 22 percent of cancer deaths per year. In 2014,1.6 million of the 7.4 million cancer deaths worldwidewere due to tobacco use.1 Tobacco use kills more than5 million people a year worldwide.2,3 If current pat-terns persist, smoking will kill more than 8 millionpeople a year by 2030, of which more than 80 percentwill occur in low- and middle-income countries.Every year on May 31, the World Health Organization andthe public health community mark World No Tobacco Dayto highlight the health risks associated with tobacco useand advocate for effective policies to reduce tobaccoconsumption. Here in Florida, there has been notable success in reducingtobacco use. Since Tobacco Free Florida launched in 2007,more than 126,140 Floridians have successfully quittobacco using one of the program’s 3 Free & Easy Ways toQuit.4 In fact, there are more former smokers in Florida thanthere are current smokers.5 However, more than 1.7 millionFlorida adults who do smoke, report that they want to quitcompletely.6,7,8 With the help of Tobacco Free Florida, whichoffers residents free quit resources, smokers can doubletheir chances of successfully quitting.9

Tobacco kills one in every two long-term users.10 Thegood news is that if you quit now, you can help reverse thedamage. There are plenty of reasons to quit smoking andalthough it is difficult, it is not impossibleTobacco Free Florida offers 3 Free & Easy Ways to Quit:CALL: Call the Florida Quitline at 1-877-U-CAN-NOW tospeak with a Quit Coach® who will help you assess youraddiction and help you create a personalized quit plan.CLICK: Tobacco Free Florida’s online cessation tool can beaccessed at tobaccofreeflorida.com/webcoachCOME IN: Local face-to-face help is available with the helpof Area Health Education Centers, find one near you attobaccofreeflorida.com/ahecFor more information, please visitwww.tobaccofreeflorida.com.

1. WHO Global Report. Mortality Attributable to Tobacco. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2012. Available at: http://www.who.int/tobacco/publications/surveillance/fact_sheet_mortality_report.pdf2. World Health Organization. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011. Geneva: World Health Organization, 20113. World Health Organization. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011. Geneva: World Health Organization, 20114. Professional Data Analysts (PDA). Numbers served and quitters FY08-FY13. Provided De. 2014. 5. CDC. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Prevalence and Trends Data, 2013. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and HealthPromotion, Office on Smoking and Health.6. 15,524,970 Florida adults: Florida QuickStats. U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12000.html7. 16.8 percent (or 2,608,195) Florida adults smoke were current cigarettes: CDC. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Prevalence and Trends Data, 2013. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health.8. 68.8 percent (1,794,438) report they want to quit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Quitting Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2001–2010. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2011;60(44):1513–199. Fiore MC, Jaen CR, Baker TB, et al. Treating tobacco use and dependence: 2008 update. Clinical practice guideline. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service; 2008. Available athttp://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/treating_tobacco_use08.pdf.10. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014.

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Palliative care can provide cancer patients relief from the symptoms and pain ofcancer. Palliative care is provided by specially-trained health care professionalswho help to support a cancer patient with their daily activities and help to

improve their quality of life. Teams of palliative care specialists typically includedoctors, nurses, social workers and other professionals. Research has shown thatintroducing palliative care to newly diagnosed lung cancer patients has led tosignificant improvements in both quality of life and mood.

Talk to your doctor about palliative care and symptom managementor search the Palliative Care Provider Directory.

Cancer Survivor Tips: Palliative Care

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Healthiest Weight Florida is a public-private collaboration bringing togetheragencies, institutions, organizations andcommunities to help Florida’s childrenand adults make consistent, informedchoices about healthy eating and activeliving. The initiative works closely withpartners to leverage existing resources tomaximize reach and impact. Thesepartners include the business community,hospitals, volunteer coalitions, non-governmental organizations, non-profitagencies, and federal, state and localgovernment agencies. Here are a list ofongoing and upcoming events andprograms:

Nature Play Prescription Program wascreated to improve children and familyhealth by encouraging more outdooractivity. Developed through a partnershipbetween the Florida Department ofEnvironmental Protection, the FloridaDepartment of Health and Get OutdoorsFlorida!, the program is an opportunity toencourage children to spend more timeoutside, increase physical activity andreduce their likelihood to be overweight.Distributing specially designedprescription pads to local health offices

across Florida, health care professionalscould “prescribe” exercise to theirpatients. The prescription would serve asa free day pass for one vehicle to anyFlorida state park. This program promotesa healthy lifestyle for children by beingphysically active outside and utilizingwhat Florida has to offer.

In honor of National Public Health Weekand 125 years of public health service, amultiday celebration was held April 6–12,2015 at the capitol building inTallahassee. Since February 20th, 1889,the Florida Department of Health hasbeen working to improve the health ofFloridians. The Department’s efforts toreduce the threat of illness and diseaseled to the creation of many public healthprograms such as Tobacco Free Floridaand Healthiest Weight Florida, influencingFlorida’s social and economicinfrastructure by improving quality of life.

Launched in January of 2015, theinteractive campaign Healthy PromiseFlorida allows Floridians to pledge toliving a healthy life. Participants can posttheir healthy promise and an optionalpersonal photo to an online messageboard and also view photos and promises

posted by other Floridians who havecommitted to living longer and healthierlives.

The State Surgeon General’s Healthy isWeight Community ChampionRecognition Program highlights bestpractices made by communities all overFlorida that create environments wherethe healthy choice is the easy choice.Healthiest Weight Florida recognizesthese communities by designating themunicipalities as Healthy WeightCommunity Champions. In 2015, therewere 65 communities recognized, asignificant increase from 38 communitiesin 2014.

To learn more about these and otherexciting events and programs visitwww.healthiestweightflorida.com/.

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GENERAL CANCER RELATEDARTICLES

Public Comment: DraftResearch Plan for OvarianCancer Screening—USPreventive Services Task Force,March 2015.

2014 Research Roundup: 10Key Breakthroughs andInsights—American CancerSociety (ACS), Dec. 29, 2014

Statistics Report: 1.5 MillionCancer Deaths Avoided in 2Decades – ACS, Dec. 31, 2014.

PREVENTION RELATEDARTICLES

Foundation Urges Responsi-ble Food Marketing to Kids—ACS, Jan. 20, 2015.

Red Meat, a Sugar, and Can-cer—American Institute forCancer Research (AICR), Jan.21, 2015

More Sitting Time IncreasesRisk of Early Mortality, Can-cer—AICR, Jan. 21, 2015

Results of sun-safety mobileapp featured in JAMA Der-matology —Medical NewsToday (MNT), Feb. 2, 2015.

Study links coffee intakewith reduced risk of en-dometrial cancer—MNT, Feb.6, 2015.

Text messages a new tool inthe fight to prevent skincancer, Australia—MNT, Feb.6, 2015.

Featured Brochure: 3 Ways toPrevent Cancer—AICR, Feb. 9,2015.

AICR Unveils New CancerAwareness Campaign— AICR,Feb. 9, 201.

HPV vaccination not linkedto riskier sex, study finds—Science Daily, Feb. 9, 2015.

Couples More Likely to MakeHealthy Changes Together—ACS, Feb. 11, 2015.

Is There a Cancer-CholesterolConnection? —AICR, Feb. 18,2015.

Daily cola “raises cancer risk”due to caramel coloring—MNT, Feb. 20, 2015.

How New Dietary GuidelinesReport Aligns with CancerPrevention —AICR, Mar., 5,2015.

Metabolic Risk Factors AlsoIncrease Risk for Cancers —MAICR, March 4, 2015.

Discounts Boost BothHealthy and Unhealthy FoodSales —AICR, March 4, 2015.

Sugary Beverages and Can-cer Risk—MNT, March 18,2015.

Eating Vegetarian (+Fish)Lowers Colorectal CancerRisk—AICR, March 18, 2015.

ACCESS TO CARE RELATEDARTICLES

Key factor discovered in for-mation of metastases inmelanoma—Science Daily, Jan.22, 2015.

Study: Targeted Biopsy Im-proves Accuracy of ProstateCancer Diagnoses—ACS, Jan.27, 2015.

Innovative new app forclinical skin cancer diagnosislaunches—MNT, Feb. 5, 2015.

Ninety percent approve ofcancer screening but screen-ing uptake is lower—ScienceDaily, Feb. 11, 2015.

Education risk assessment,not mandatory screening,best for women with densebreast tissue—Science Daily,Feb.11, 2015

A cancer false alarm coulddiscourage people fromchecking out futuresymptoms—Science Daily,Feb. 11, 2015.

Ground-breaking lung can-cer breath test in clinicaltrial—Science Daily, Feb. 14,2015.

Better informed women lesslikely to want a breastmammogram, study shows—Science Daily, Feb. 17, 2015.

Mammography screening:Patient pamphlets do not af-fect willingness to partici-pate—Science Daily, Feb. 20,2015.

SURVIVORSHIP RELATEDARTICLES

“1 in 2 people will developcancer in their lifetime” —MNT, Feb. 4, 2015.

Vital Signs: Disparities inNonsmokers' Exposure toSecondhand Smoke — Unit-ed States, 1999–2012— Cen-ters for Disease Control andPrevention, Feb. 6, 2015.

Physician-controlled deci-sions in cancer care linked tolower quality rating bypatients, study finds—Science Daily, Feb. 12, 2015.

Stroke survivors may be athigher risk of havingcancer—Science Daily, Feb.12, 2015.

Cancer experience presentstime for lifestyle changes inboth survivors and familymembers—Science Daily, Feb.17, 2015.

New study reveals how toimprove chemotherapy usein prostate cancer—ScienceDaily, Feb. 17, 2015.

Many Colorectal CancerSurvivors May Need ExerciseSupervision—AICR, Feb. 18,2015.

Injectable, “self-healing”hydrogel may offer simplerform of long-term drugdelivery—MNT, Feb. 20, 2015.

Two out of 3 people withinvasive cancer are surviving5 years or more—Center forDisease Control and Prevention(CDC), March 13, 2015.

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Funding Opportunities

The American Cancer Society, in parallelwith the National Palliative CareResearch Center, is solicitingapplications for pilot/exploratoryresearch grants in palliative care ofcancer patients and their families. Thesegrants will generate the pilot datanecessary to maximize an investigator'schances of competing successfully forlarger grants. Click here to apply. Closingdate 10/15/15.

The Role of Health Policy and HealthInsurance in Improving Access to andPerformance of Cancer Prevention,Early Detection, and Treatment Servicesis a call for research that evaluates theimpact of the many changes nowoccurring in the healthcare system witha particular focus on cancer prevention,control and treatment. Efforts focusingon improving access to care may alsoimpact inequities that contribute tohealth disparities. Click here to apply.Closing date 10/15/15.

Health Infrastructure InvestmentProgram invites applications frominvestigators interested in conductingbasic, mechanistic research into thebiologic/genetic causes of cancer healthdisparities. These cooperative agreementresearch awards (U01) will support issoliciting applications for the HealthInfrastructure Investment Program for

existing Health Center Program granteesto increase their patient capacity and toprovide additional comprehensiveprimary and preventive health servicesto medically underserved populationsthrough the alteration/renovation,expansion, or construction of a facility.Click here to apply. Closing date 4/21/15

Health Trust makes grants for projectsthat advance healthy living, healthyeating and healthy aging and place astrategic focus on health promotion anddisease prevention, and closely alignwith grant criteria. Click here to apply.Closing date 4/27/15.

Cancer Education Grants Program fundsinnovative educational efforts thatwould help to reduce cancer incidence,morbidity, and mortality, and that wouldimprove the quality of life of cancerpatients. Click here to apply. Closingdate 5/8/15.

Agency for Healthcare Research andQuality provides grant awards on acyclical basis based on the followingpriority areas: improve health carequality by accelerating implementationof Patient Centered Outcomes Research;make health care safer; increaseaccessibility by evaluating expansions ofinsurance coverage and improve healthcare affordability, efficiency and costtransparency. Click here to learn more.

Cycle deadlines are 6/5/15 and 10/5/15.

The Department of Health and HumanServices FOA will support highlyinnovative and promising research thattests multi-level intervention programsof 1 to 2 years in length that aredesigned to increase health-enhancingphysical activity. Click here to apply.Closing dates 6/5/15 and 2/5/16.

Behavioral Interventions to AddressMultiple Chronic Health Conditions inPrimary Care is a FOA which seeksproposal that use a multi-disease caremanagement approach to behavioralinterventions with high potential impactto improve patient-level healthoutcomes for individuals with three ormore chronic health conditions. Clickhere to apply. Closing date 5/8/17.

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The American Association for Cancer Education has launched awebinar series and made the first two webinars freely available to all interested cancer education professionals (all are from 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT).April 22: Planning Evaluation of Cancer Education*No CEU credit will be offered for participation in the webinars. CancerCare presents the following free Connect® EducationWorkshops (all are from 1:30—2:30 p.m. EST): All sessions arefree and pre-registration is required.April 15: Emerging Therapies in Hodgkin and T-Cell Lymphomas1,2

April 21: Precision Medicine: Implications for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer1,2

April 28: Medical Update on Ovarian Cancer1,2

May 1: New Perspectives in the Treatment of Advanced Skin Cancer: Basal Cell & Squamous Cell Cancers1,2

May 12: Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer1,2

May 15: Emerging Treatments for Metastatic Melanoma1,2

May 26: For Caregivers: Coping with a Loved One’s Metastatic Prostate Cancer1,2

You can participate by listening to this workshop on the telephone or via live streaming through the Internet. For more information or to register online, visit CancerCare online or call1-800-813-HOPE (4673). Missed a Connect Education Workshop? Listen to past workshops as podcasts through CancerCare's website

> Professional Oncology Education—MD Anderson Cancer Centerdesigned an educational series for health care practitionerswhich includes lectures, courses and case studies provided byexperts on key areas of professional education, prevention,patient care and survivorship. This series includes:

n Introduction to Clinical Oncology Coursen Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Coursen Survivorship – Introductory Lecturesn Bone Health in Cancer Survivorsn Breast Cancer Survivorshipn Colorectal Cancer Survivorshipn Tobacco Cessation Course

Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Optimizing Quality–CDC’s Division ofCancer Prevention and Control has made available twocontinuing education courses for physicians, nurses, and otherhealth professionals. One version is intended for primary careproviders, and the other is intended for clinicians who performcolonoscopies.

The CDC also offers resources for addressing skin cancercontrol: What Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs Can DoAbout Indoor Tanning Among Minors and Sun Safety forAmerica’s Youth Toolkit.

1 Submitted for approval for one Continuing Professional Education Unit for Registered Dietitians

2 Submitted for one Contact Hour to Social Workers

3 Approved for one Contact Hour to Social Workers

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Tools & Resources

About the Cancer StakeholderThe Cancer Stakeholder is ane-newsletter, which includesthe DOH cancer updates,cancer tools and resources,funding opportunities, events,research, and otherinformation about cancer. Theopinions expressed in theCancer Stakeholder do notnecessarily reflect the views ofthe DOH or its staff. Pleasedirect questions, commentsand suggestions to theComprehensive CancerControl Program [email protected].

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Events

April–May 2015

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CollaborativesJohns Hopkins Cancer Survivorship: Improving Outcomes, Enhancing

Care Symposium in Baltimore, Md. on April 17, 2015.

Stomach Cancer Education Symposium & Webinar in Fort Lauderdale,Fla. on April 18, 2015.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2015 inPhiladelphia, Pa. on April 18–22, 2015.

The Medical Team Summit at the 2015 National Council Conference inOrlando, Fla. on April 20–22, 2015.

2015 Community Oncology Summit in Orlando, Fla. on April 23–24,2015.

Together in Hope 2015 in Houston, Texas on April 24–26, 2015.

Annual Tobacco Documents Workshop in San Francisco, Calif. on May8, 2015.

How to Start a Successful Breast Radioactive Seed Localization Program

in Your Institution in Houston, Texas on May 9, 2015.

Assessing and Improving the Interpretation of Mammograms inWashington, D.C. on May 12–13, 2015.

7th Annual “GREAT STRIDES TOGETHER” in Hollywood, Fla. on May 15,2015.

Target Cancer Metabolism 2015 in Boston, Mass. on May 26– 28,2015.

Health Choice Network 2015 Educational Conference in Boca Raton,Fla. on June 5–7, 2015.

Metabolism and Cancer in Bellevue, Wash. on June 7–10, 2015.

2015 Musculoskeletal Oncology in Islamorda, Fla. on June 12–14,2015.

AACR Precision Medicine Series: Integrating Clinical Genomics and Cancer

Therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 13–16, 2015.

Best of ASCO® 2015 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. in June 27–28,2015.

Gynecologic Oncology Group in Denver, Colo. on July 15–19, 2015.

14th Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® inHuntington Beach, Calif. on July 16–18, 2015.

16th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress® in in HuntingtonBeach, Calif. on July 30 – August 1, 2015.

Health Choice Network 2015 Educational Conference in Boca Raton,Fla. on June 5-7, 2015.

Metabolism and Cancer in Bellevue, Wash. on June 7-10, 2015.

Regional Cancer ControlCollaboratives exist across

the state and work to bringpublic and private partnerstogether to reduce the burdenof cancer. For information aboutwhat your regional collaborativein your area is doing, visit theirwebsites listed below.

>Northwest Florida CancerControl Collaborative

>Northeast Florida CancerControl CollaborativeFacebook: NEFCCC

>North Central Florida CancerControl Collaborative

> East Central Florida CancerControl Collaborative

> Southeast Florida CancerControl Collaborative

> Facebook: SoFla FightingCancer

> Southwest Florida CancerControl Collaborative

> The Southeast AmericanIndian Council (SEAIC) focuseson needs assessments, pre-ventive education and qualityof life for American Indians.Membership is open toanyone of American Indianheritage. Email Dewey Painteror call him at (904) 208-0857for an application or for moreinformation.

To be added to the contact list forany of these collaboratives, sendan email request [email protected].

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16th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress® in HuntingtonBeach, Calif., on July 30–August 1, 2015

NCCN 10th Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies in SanFrancisco, Calif. on Oct. 16–17, 2015.

13th Annual School of Breast Oncology® in Atlanta, Ga. on Nov. 5–7,2015.