Community Engagement & Health Equity
Feb 04, 2023
A pilot project from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®), based on work from the Elevating Cancer Equity initiative—a joint program from NCCN, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) and steered by Massey Cancer Center...
Community Engagement & Health Equity, Center News & Funding
Feb 03, 2023
On his return visit to VCU Massey Cancer Center’s Facts & Faith Fridays, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., was eager to talk about his current passion projects as acting science advisor to the president, from the Cancer Moonshot to the hepatitis C epidemic. Collins, the former director of the National I...
Center News & Funding, Community Engagement & Health Equity
Feb 01, 2023
During the earliest days of the novel coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the leaders of Fifth Baptist Church in Richmond realized that underlying health issues often contributed to the outcomes of individuals who contracted COVID. At that time, they adopted a mission for their community to be as healthy ...
Community Engagement & Health Equity
Jan 30, 2023
Taryn Dwan doesn’t shy away from a challenge. The 39-year-old mom of three follows through on her goals—whether conquering a triathlon or running the half marathon she was training for when diagnosed with stage 3C cervical cancer in February 2021. That determination has helped Dwan through her treat...
Community Engagement & Health Equity, Center News & Funding
Jan 25, 2023
The mission of Ebenezer Baptist Church is to “Love People and Empower Our Community.” In 2022, the Richmond, Va. church used a seed grant from VCU Massey Cancer Center to offer community members the tools they need to make informed decisions about their health. Awarded through the Massey Community ...
Community Engagement & Health Equity, Research, Center News & Funding
Jan 24, 2023
Bernard Fuemmeler, Ph.D., M.P.H., associate director for population science and the Gordon D. Ginder, M.D., chair in cancer research at VCU Massey Cancer Center, presented at the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters (VPFF) Legislative Conference on Jan. 18 about the creation of a firefighter cancer r...
Center News & Funding, Community Engagement & Health Equity, Research
Jan 23, 2023
VCU Massey Cancer Center has earned a spot as a top accruer with the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, a national clinical trials network sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Massey’s Minority/Underserved NCI Community Oncology Research Program (MU-NCORP) ranked 30th among the A...
Center News & Funding, Community Engagement & Health Equity
Jan 20, 2023
On Friday, January 27, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., former director of the National Institutes of Health and current special advisor for special projects for the White House, will join Massey Cancer Center’s Facts and Faith Fridays for a virtual discussion on the state of science and community out...
Center News & Funding, Community Engagement & Health Equity
Jan 18, 2023
Vance Street Missionary Baptist Church (VSMBC) in Danville, Va. is committed to providing a "safe place" for people to gather and engage in meaningful dialogue with healthcare professionals. As a 2022 VCU Massey Cancer Center seed grant recipient, VSMBC was able to expand its efforts in September by...
Research, Community Engagement & Health Equity
Jan 17, 2023
More than two dozen community members and leaders from VCU Massey Cancer Center virtually convened on Jan. 10 for the first Massey Cancer Community Connection Coalition (MCCCC) meeting of 2023. Representatives from historically underserved groups, external health sciences professionals and other com...
Community Engagement & Health Equity
Jan 13, 2023
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women. However, the mortality rate dropped significantly with the increased use of the Pap test and a better understanding of huma...
Center News & Funding, Community Engagement & Health Equity
Jan 11, 2023
Access to fresh produce is limited in several Richmond neighborhoods, contributing to health and cancer disparities. The World U.P. Foundation launched its Mobile Produce Pantry to offer residents more options for fruits and vegetables in so-called food deserts across the city. In 2022, VCU Massey C...
Community Engagement & Health Equity, Center News & Funding
Jan 04, 2023
The Trials of Color (TOC) “Teach One Reach One” project aims to raise colorectal cancer (CRC) awareness among underserved and minority populations in Petersburg, Va., with a special focus on prevention, screening and education in the Black community. In 2022, TOC received a $5,000 seed grant from th...
Community Engagement & Health Equity, Center News & Funding
Dec 27, 2022
The Northern Neck Middlesex Free Health Clinic (NNMFHC) recognizes that oral health significantly impacts the overall health and outcomes of its patients. To expand upon the services it provides, NNMFHC implemented an oral cancer screening program, funded in part by a VCU Massey Cancer Center 2022 s...
Community Engagement & Health Equity, Center News & Funding
Dec 20, 2022
In 2022, VCU Massey Cancer Center awarded $5,000 to the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation (VBCF) as part of the Community Grant Initiative. VBCF, a statewide, Richmond-based nonprofit, is committed to the eradication of breast cancer through education and advocacy. VBCF used the Massey seed grant ...
Community Engagement & Health Equity
Dec 20, 2022
As he steps down from his decades-long career with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Anthony Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and one of the nation’s leading experts on COVID-19, isn’t finished imparting his public health guidance. On ...
Community Engagement & Health Equity, Research
Dec 15, 2022
On Dec. 14, members of Congress introduced a landmark piece of legislation that aims to provide a lifeline to survivors and their families. The Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA) addresses the entire survivorship continuum of cancer care. Sharon Rivera-Sanchez, a Massey Cancer Champion and...
Community Engagement & Health Equity, Research
Dec 09, 2022
Community stakeholders joined VCU Massey Cancer Center on Dec. 2 to share ideas about how to better serve the LGBTQIA+ population. It was part of Massey's “On the Road to Trust” symposium series, which launched in 2022 to create community-centered gatherings to facilitate conversations about cancer ...
Community Engagement & Health Equity
Dec 06, 2022
The holidays are a time of hope and of tradition: we gather with family and friends, decorate, cook, entertain and look forward to even better days ahead. But if you’re living with cancer, you may feel out of step with the rest of the world as it enters the holiday season. “I regularly hear from pa...
Community Engagement & Health Equity
Nov 29, 2022
In 2023, VCU Massey Cancer Center will continue investing in community-led initiatives that aim to improve the health outcomes for Virginians. The cancer center will award $5,000 seed grants as part of the Community Grant Initiative; launched in December 2021, the initiative helps community partner...
Treatments in clinical trials may be more effective or have fewer side effects than the treatments that are currently available. With more than 200 studies for multiple types of cancers and cancer prevention, Massey supports a wide array of clinical trials.
Massey supports hundreds of top cancer specialists serving the needs of our patients. Massey’s medical team provides a wealth of expertise in cancer diagnosis, treatment, prevention and symptom management.
