Georgia CORE releases FY24 Impact Report

Get the latest from the center of Georgia's cancer fight from our FY24 Impact Report and also a message from the President.

12/18/2024

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Georgia CORE awards grants from BCLT fund to eight organizations

Georgia CORE has awarded $207,000 total to seven health centers throughout the state through the Breast Cancer License Tag program.

11/18/2024

Local doctors see high colon cancer rates in young patients

Our partner Dr. Koosh Desai appeared on Augusta TV news and talked about the Georgia Colorectal Control Program. Thanks for the shout out, Koosh!

9/10/2024

John B. Amos Cancer Center completes $11M project to provide higher-quality, safer care for cancer patients

Take a look inside (video).

8/29/2024

TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation celebrates 20 years, executive director reflects on impacts

TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is marking 20 years of providing essential survivorship services designed to enhance the quality of life for breast cancer patients of all backgrounds, including men, facing a myriad of challenges in their respective journeys to a full recovery.

7/19/2024

Cancer Survivors Honored During National Cancer Survivors Month

WNEG News sat down with Angie Caton, Assistant Nurse Manager with Northeast Georgia Medical Center Cancer Services to talk about the month-long recognition and the work of Georgia CORE and GC3 to support Georgia's survivors.

7/01/2024

Georgia CORE awards Cancer Research Fund grant to two teams

Georgia CORE has awarded two teams a Collaborative Cancer Research Seed Grant from the Georgia Cancer Research Fund.

5/10/2024

State of Georgia commends East Georgia Healthcare Center for its commitment to Colorectal Cancer Screening

EGHC joins Georgia CORE and partners in urging Southeast Georgians to “Stay ahead of Colon Cancer”

4/26/2024

Georgia CORE presents Matt Mumber and Phillip Street awards

Debbie Bickes of Northside Hospital Cancer Institute won the Matthew Mumber MD Award for Excellence in Cancer Patient Navigation, and BRIDGE Community has been awarded the Phillip H. Street Cancer Community Service Award.

3/06/2024

Alabama embryo ruling may have devastating effect on cancer patients

Cancer patients concerned about their fertility and oncologists are expressing shock and anxiety about the recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are considered children under the law.

3/05/2024

Georgia CORE to support new trials network

An Emory-led, LLS-funded cancer clinical trials network will increase access for blood cancer patients across the state.

2/07/2024

Clinical Trials, Doctors & Cancer Centers

An Era of Firsts in CML: Asciminib Challenges SOC TKIs

Georgia CORE partner and former board member Jorge E. Cortes, MD, details how asciminib is improving upon first- and second-generation SOC TKIs in chronic myeloid leukemia.

11/25/2024

FDA approves self-collection screening for virus that causes cervical cancer

FDA has moved to expand screening for potentially lethal cervical cancer by allowing women to collect test samples themselves.

5/21/2024

Why Are Women Who Never Smoked Getting Lung Cancer?

Why are women much more likely than men to get lung cancer if they never smoked?

2/08/2024

Some people in Georgia earn too much to get Medicaid but not enough to buy private insurance plan

Cancer cases like the ones in this article are heartbreaking, but can be prevented by having programs in place to provide access to treatment.

7/23/2024