Upcoming Events

Howard University Cancer Center Gala:

Legacy of Hope: One Fight, One Cure, One Goal

November 11, 2011

The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC

1150 22nd Street, N.W.

Interested in partnering (sponsors) for the cure and ticket information, please call (202) 806-7697

DC Screen for Life Colon Cancer Screening Program

March is colorectal cancer awareness month. Howard University Hospital employees will be available to meet one-on-one with the public on March 21 to provide information about colon and rectal cancer prevention, screening and treatment.

Doctors and volunteers will be in the hospital’s main lobby, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This event is free and no appointment is necessary. For more information regarding free screenings for qualified DC residents, call the DC Screen for Life Project Office at 202-865-7741.

All employees are asked to wear blue in celebration of colorectal cancer awareness month

Men Take Ten Prostate Cancer Screening
Monthly event on every 3rd Wednesday
from 1 PM - 3 PM,
Basement, Howard University Cancer Center.
Next Screening: April 16, 2011
For more information, contact Administrative Office (202) 806-7697

S.E.E.D.S. Cancer Support Group
Meets monthly on every 4th Tuesday from 10:00 am - 11:30 am,
HU Cancer Center, Room 209.
Next Meeting: March 22, 2011
For more information, contact (202) 865-4655.

2010-2011 S.E.E.D.S. Calendar

Project Early Awareness Cited in Journal of the National Cancer Institute

July 2010 -- In the May 2010 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Nancy J. Nelson discusses the success of Project Early Awareness (PEA) in addressing racial disparities in her article entitled Can Communication Reduce Racial Disparities? Two Programs Take on Breast Cancer. For more information about PEA, contact Kimberly Higginbotham at (202) 865-4655.

The Center Connection Newsletter is available!!

We are pleased to offer The Center Connection the Howard University Cancer Center newsletter. In this newsletter you will find information about Cancer Center programs and events and have an opportunity to meet our faculty and staff and
learn more about the work that is being done at the Cancer Center.

One highlight of this issue is Dr. Agnes Day’s reflection on being a breast cancer researcher and having a daughter diagnosed with breast cancer.

HUCC Interim Director Named to
DC Board of Medicine

Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty

August 11, 2009 - Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick was sworn in as a member of the District of Columbia Board of Medicine by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty. The Board of Medicine regulates the practice of medicine in the District of Columbia. It's mission is to protect and enhance the health, safety, and well-being of District of Columbia citizens by promoting evidence-based best practices in health regulation and high standards of quality care and preventing adverse events. Congratulations to Dr. Frederick on this laudable accomplishment!

HUCC Navigators in the American Observer

April 1, 2009 - Two of the Cancer Center's Patient Navigators, Kimberly Higginbotham and Whitney O'Donnell, were featured in the article highlighting patient navigation, Navigating the Health Care Maze.
For more information about the Patient Navigation programs available at HUCC, contact Kimberly Higginbotham at (202) 865-4655.

Men Take Ten Program Receives Grant from the American Cancer Society

March 26, 2009 - The Howard University Cancer Center received nearly $9,000 in funding from the American Cancer Society's Targeted Community Investment Grant for the Men Take Ten Prostate Cancer Program. The grant will go towards educational materials about the importance of informed decision making in prostate cancer screening. For more information, contact Kimberly Miller at (202) 806-5539.

Teen Cancer Awareness Program at HUCC Recognized

February 2009 - Project Early Awareness was recognized in an article entitled Preventing Breast Cancer 101 in the February 2009 issue of U.S. News and World Report. The article highlights programs that teach young girls about the risks of breast cancer.

Leadership in Cancer Care & Research

The unique aspect of Howard University Cancer Center (HUCC) is our natural ability and strength to address cancer disparities with an emphasis on those cancers that disproportionately impact African-Americans, in particular. There are three overarching programmatic areas in the Cancer Center:
(1) cancer biology;
(2) cancer etiology; and
(3) cancer prevention, control, and population sciences;
whereby cancer disparities represent the underlying theme of the research focus... More »»

Howard University Cancer Center’s Speakers’ Bureau is a resource of oncology professionals available to speak to faith-based organizations, businesses, schools, community-based organizations, civic groups, social clubs and agencies to provide information on a variety of cancer-related topics.

To request a speaker please complete the Speakers’ Bureau request form. Please submit request at least 30 days in advance of the event date. For assistance, please call (202) 865-5399 or (202) 806-7697.