Episode 118: CDC’s Perspective on Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Care—Even During a Pandemic

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0">Lisa Richardson</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0">, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, joins Lisa Kennedy Sheldon,</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0"> </span></span><span class= "TextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0">PhD, APRN, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS’s clinical and scientific affairs liaison, to discuss CDC’s initiatives for cancer prevention and screening </span></span><span class= "TextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0">during</span></span><span class= "TextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0"> the COVID-19 coronavirus and flu season. </span></span><span class= "TextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0">The conversation also covers </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0">how oncology nurses can help improve declining screening rates</span></span><span class= "TextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0"> and access a new database of </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW104130900 BCX0">cancer incidence and biomarkers</span></s