Iowa Cancer Plan Goal 4: Ensure Optimal Quality of Life for People Impacted by Cancer
Nearly every Iowan will be affected by cancer in their lifetime, either through their own diagnosis or that of a loved one. Advances in screening, diagnosis, and treatment have boosted five-year survival rates from 50% in 1975 to 68% in 2002. Today, Iowa has estimated 124,000 people living with cancer.
Priority 1: Increase awareness and knowledge of issues relevant to people impacted by cancer. |
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Bring Together Cancer Health Educators, Statewide |
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Caregivers Quality-of-Life Retreat, Cedar Rapids/Eastern Iowa |
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"Celebrating Survivorship" Blood Cancer Symposium (2014), Des Moines |
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A Conversation on Spritiuality and Cancer, West Des Moines |
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Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screening (2016), Ft. Dodge, IA |
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Identifying and Understanding How to Address the Gaps in Care Experienced by Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Patients at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (2017), Iowa City |
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Iowa Palliative care Project: Enhancing Clinical Communication Skills (2014), Iowa City |
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Iowa Palliative Care Project: Enhancing Clinical Communication Skills 2 (2016), Des Moines |
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Native American Cancer Support Group Training, West Des Moines |
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Psycho-Social Care Conference: Integrating Treatment of the Whole Person (2012), Cedar Rapids |
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Rediscovering the Joy in Eating: A Tasting and Learning Event (2012), Polk County, IA |
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Rediscovering the Joy in Eating: A Tasting and Learning Event in Eastern Iowa (FY 2013), Eastern Iowa |
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Relay for Life (2016), Des Moines Metro Area |
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WEB-QOL (FY 2014), Statewide |
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| Priority 2: Increase access to quality-of-life services. |
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Active Ottumwa (2016), Ottumwa, IA |
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Identifying and Understanding How to Address the Gaps in Care Experienced by Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Patients at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (2017), Iowa City |
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Iowa Palliative Care Project: Enhancing Clinical Communication Skills (2014), Iowa City |
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Iowa Palliative Care Project: Enhancing Clinical Communication Skills 2 (2016), Des Moines |
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Relay for Life (2016), Des Moines Metro Area |
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WEB-QOL (FY 2014), Statewide |
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| Priority 3: Enhance the quality and reach of survivorship research. |
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Acceptability of Using Telehealth Technologies as part of a Cancer Symptom Management Program in a Community Cancer Clinic (FY 2016), Jefferson County |
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Relay for Life (2016), Des Moines Metro Area |
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WEB-QOL (FY 2014), Statewide |