| Breast Cancer |
| Co-Chair: |
Loretta Mikulski
Patient Advocate South Jersey Breast Cancer Coalition |
| Co-Chair: |
Margaret Rojewski, RN, BC, MPH New Jersey Department of Health |
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- Awareness and Education
- Research and Surveillance
- Treatment
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| Colorectal Cancer |
| Co-Chair: |
Linda Johnson
New Jersey National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer |
| Co-Chair: |
Plyshette Wiggins American Cancer Society |
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- Awareness and Education
- Treatment
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| Gynecologic Cancer |
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Co-Chair: |
Jean Shipes
(Ovarian) Teal Tea Foundation |
| Co-Chair: |
Margaret Rojewski, RN, BC, MPH
(Cervical) New Jersey Department of Health |
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- Access to Care
- Public Awareness and Education
- Patient Awareness and Education
- Professional Awareness and Education
- Research
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| Lung Cancer |
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- Tobacco Control
- Provider Education
- Early Detection and Treatment
- Research
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| Melanoma |
| Chair: |
Jarrod P. Kaufman, MD, FACS
Advanced Surgical Associates of Central Jersey
NJ State Chair, Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons |
| Co-Chair: |
Arnold Baskies, MD, FACS Our Lady of Lourdes Health System
President, American Cancer Society, Eastern Division |
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- Awareness
- Education
- Treatment
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| Oral/Pharyngeal Cancer |
| Chair: |
David Lederman, DMD Atlantic Oral and Maxillo-Facial Pathology
New Jersey Dental Association |
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- Public Awareness
- Public Access
- Professional Awareness and Education
- Research and Surveillance
For more information, go to the Oral Cancer Workgroup's webpage.
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Prostate Cancer |
| Chair: |
Betty Gallo The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
The Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center |
| Co-Chair: |
Candido Africa, MD
New Jersey Department of Health |
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- Public Awareness and Education
- Patient/Client Education for Screening & Follow-up
- Access to Care
- Information for Medical Practitioners
- Research and Surveillance
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| Palliation |
| Chair: |
Joan Monaghan, MS, RN, APN C Hackensack University Medical Center |
| Co-Chair: |
Theresa Beck, RN, MPA
Visiting Nurse Association of Central New Jersey |
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| Nutrition and Physical Activity |
| Chair: |
Elisa V. Bandera, MD, PhD
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey |
| Co-Chair: |
Mary Ann Ellsworth, MS, RD
New Jersey Department of Health |
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- Cancer Prevention
- Research
- Cancer Survivorship
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Childhood Cancer |
| Chair: |
Peri Kamalakar, MD Valerie Fund Children’s Center
Saint Barnabas Health Care System |
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- Adolescent and Young Adult Treatment
- Secondary Malignancies
- Pain and Palliative Care
- Family Support
- Education
- Advocacy
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| Advocacy Ad Hoc |
| Chair: |
Sr. Maggie Lopez American Cancer Society, Eastern Division |
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- Structure and Funding
- Access
- Health Disparities
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| Communications |
| Chair: |
Kiameesha Evans
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey |
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- Implement communications plan
- Raise awareness and utilization of cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment resources
- Strengthen partnerships
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| Evaluation |
| Chair: |
Marcia Sass, Sc.D University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health |
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- Assessing implementation of the NJCCCP
- Measuring changes in health outcomes
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