Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Georgia, and the American Cancer Society estimates that there will be more than 66,200 new cases diagnosed and 19,000 deaths in our state due to cancer this year. In 2001, Georgia was among 46 states that began receiving millions of dollars per year from the tobacco […]
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Cancer care in Georgia: 20 years of closing the disparities gap, and yet there’s still so much more to do
By Guest Columnist LYNN DURHAM, Ed.D., President and CEO of Georgia CORE and a three-time cancer survivor. It’s unlikely that there are many of us who have not been touched by cancer in some way. Cancer is Georgia’s second-leading cause of death even though many of its devastating effects are preventable or controllable – sometimes […]
