April Awareness

April Awareness

April is awareness for esophageal cancer, oral, head, and neck cancer (16-22),  testicular cancer, cancer control, minorities and cancer,  young adult cancer (1-5), infertility (21-27), stress awareness,  advocating for a tobacco-free world (1), World Health (7) and AML (21). See the calendar and resources page for the full awareness calendar, resources and monthly awareness. 

**No Fooling, April 1st is Take Down Tobacco Day. Get Information at www.takedowntobacco.org/.

Spotlight on Cancer and Young Adults

Adolescent and Young Adults (AYA) are people between the ages of 15 to 39 who are diagnosed and are living with cancer. Cancer is the 4th leading cause of death in adults ages 20-39, behind only accidents, suicide, and homicide. It’s the leading cause of death from disease among females in this age group, and is second only to heart disease among males. Diagnosis is often delayed and many cancers, such as colorectal and breast cancers, are on the rise in this age group. Other common cancers include cervical cancer, melanoma, thyroid cancer and testicular cancer. – from ACS and NCI. See the full AYA post with resources at https://dfwnavigators.nursingnetwork.com/nursing-news/188734-aya-awareness-week-is-4-1-24-4-5-24

Education and Events

• Our next dinner meeting will be on May 14th, 2024 from 6-8 pm. Details to come later. 
• PanCAN PurpleStride DFW Saturday, April 27, 2024, get details here 
• Triage Cancer Conference Friday & Saturday, May 17 & 18, 2024 Online, get details here   Triage Cancer 2024-Conference-Flyer-May 
• NCCN Oncology Policy Summit: Sexual and Reproductive Health and its Impact on the Cancer Care Experience Washington, D.C., and Virtual Attendance | May 6, 2024, register here
• See our Education and Events page for oncology education and community events.

Resources for April

• Fighting Compassion Fatigue and Burnout by Building Emotional Resilience 
• Resiliency Resources | Oncology Nursing Foundation 

Celebrating the Team in April

Celebrating team members: Occupational Therapists, Cancer Registrars (8-12), Wound/Ostomy (WOC) Nurses (14-20),  volunteers (21-27),  transplant nurses (22-29) and administrative assistants (24).

Local Navigator Network Board Openings

We will have the following board positions open in May: 

• President Elect (1 year term, followed by 1 year term each as President and then Past President) 
• Program/Vendor Liaison (2 year term)
• Webmaster/Communications (2 year term)

See explanations of roles at https://dfwnavigators.nursingnetwork.com/page/93258-officer-descriptions