by East Georgia Cancer Coalition Cancer Coalition | Nov 14, 2024 | Early Detection & Screening, Regional Cancer Coalitions
Being high risk for breast cancer, Carolina was worried how she would afford the lifesaving screenings needed. That’s where East Georgia Cancer Coalition (EGCC) stepped in a lessened this burden for her with their breast screening program. This program aims to... 
by East Georgia Cancer Coalition Cancer Coalition | Apr 19, 2021 | Regional Cancer Coalitions, Survivorship
The East Georgia Cancer Coalition and the Georgia Cancer Center co-sponsored a Survivor Luncheon in Augusta, Georgia during Cancer Survivor month. The program was designed to nourish the mind, body, and spirit of cancer survivors and caregivers from East Georgia by... 
by East Georgia Cancer Coalition Cancer Coalition | Apr 1, 2021 | Regional Cancer Coalitions
Cooking 101 is a program designed to teach school aged children and teenagers who come from low-income homes how to cook healthy meals that are also affordable a 6-week long program for teenagers taught by an instructor who led the classes in hands on cooking of a... 
by East Georgia Cancer Coalition Cancer Coalition | Jan 1, 2021 | Regional Cancer Coalitions
The child and parent support groups provided children and teens who have a parent with cancer with a 6-week long program called CLIMB® (Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery). The two-hour session each week was taught by social workers trained to help children... 
by East Georgia Cancer Coalition Cancer Coalition | Oct 1, 2020 | Regional Cancer Coalitions, Survivorship
SUMMARYIn January 2018, the East Georgia Cancer Coalition began implementing an exercise program specialized for cancer survivors and their needs. As there are over 355,870 survivors in the state of Georgia, (cancer.org, 2014), an exercise program specifically for...
