Rosenzweig Projects

Honoring International Women's Day

Looking forward to Spring! Hello March!

6 more weeks of winter! Happy Groundhog Day!

Check out this article by Ciara: rewriting the narrative around cervical cancer, addressing disparities in treatment and prevention to help create better health equity:

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ciara-black-women-can-rewrite-narrative-around-cervical-cancer-ncna1288242

Opinion | Ciara: Black women die from cervical cancer twice as often as white women. It's not biology. We need to address disparities in treatment and prevention to help create better health equity for the next generation.

Happy New Year! Hello January 2022, let's get started!

Community Cancer Bingo was enjoyed at the Homewood Community Engagement Center on December 7th, 2021. Drs. Steve Evans and Lynn Robertson called the Bingo while providing education. The evening was fun and educational!

Join us on December 7 at 5:30 pm at the Pitt CEC in Homewood for Community Cancer Bingo!

Register at https://bit.ly/3HneG6q or call 412-383-0830.

The awardees have been announced for the Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh®)! The Dignity, Legacy, Advocacy, and Support for Individuals with Advanced Cancer: A New Model for End-of-Life Care in the Black Community (DOULAS-AC) was awarded $35,000 from PInCH and recipient of additional $15,000 health disparity bonus award.

The DOULAS-AC is a doula model to provide dignity, legacy, advocacy, and support for individuals with advanced cancer in the Pittsburgh black community.

For more information: https://ctsi.pitt.edu/funding/funding-opportunities/pitt-innovation-challenge-pinch/pitt-innovation-challenge-2021/doulas-ac/

On October 18, 2021 Peg Rosenzweig will be honored to present her research and outreach work on breast cancer for the Women in Biology organization of professionals committed to promoting careers, leadership, and entrepreneurship for all women in the life sciences.

Please go to https://www.womeninbio.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1556967&group= to register for the talk.

Women In Bio Join WIB-Pittsburgh as we learn about the latest breast cancer research from two women at the forefront of studying the disease in our own city.

The National Cancer Institute is providing a forum to address research needs in social risks and how that impacts cancer care delivery.

We will be presenting our program that has been established at Magee where we connect patients with advanced stage breast cancer to needed resources.

Check out the agenda, and join us!

Register at https://events.cancer.gov/hdrp/ncisocialrisksmeeting/agenda
Agenda: https://events.cancer.gov/hdrp/ncisocialrisksmeeting/agenda

Dr. Rosenzweig will be a panelist in the Addressing Social Risks in Cancer Care Delivery Virtual Workshop on October 15. The upcoming workshop will take place on October 14, 15 and 18, 2021.

For more information on the three day workshop, including how to register, please go to: https://events.cancer.gov/hdrp/ncisocialrisksmeeting

Summer 2021 Team Picnic!