https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-rss/?orgId=124099&title=News+from+the+team A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Community Outreach and Engagement en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Sat, 16 May 2026 17:42:46 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/national-clinician-scholars-program-ncsp-foundations-of-community-engaged-research-audit-opportunity/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/national-clinician-scholars-program-ncsp-foundations-of-community-engaged-research-audit-opportunity/ Yale Cancer Center Community Outreach & Engagement Program (COE) is inviting applications from investigators interested in learning the principles and practices of community-engaged research (CEnR). Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 Z https://www.wtnh.com/news/health/why-colonoscopies-matter-and-when-you-should-get-one/ https://www.wtnh.com/news/health/why-colonoscopies-matter-and-when-you-should-get-one/ Yale Health Headlines interview with Dr. Xavier Llor Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:00:00 Z https://www.prevention.com/health/a70195181/walking-lowers-cancer-risk-study/ https://www.prevention.com/health/a70195181/walking-lowers-cancer-risk-study/ Exercise, such as walking, might lower cancer risk due to its impact on inflammation, metabolism, and immune function, says Dr. Melinda Irwin, Ph.D., M.P.H., a noted cancer researcher and associate dean of research at the Yale School of Public Health. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/standout-research-clinical-care-and-staff-support-recognized/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/standout-research-clinical-care-and-staff-support-recognized/ A dozen awards honored 15 people at January's Yale Cancer Center Annual Awards for work in 2025. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/community-collaboration-supports-prostate-cancer-rally-in-new-haven/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/community-collaboration-supports-prostate-cancer-rally-in-new-haven/ Varick Memorial AME Zion Church in New Haven hosted the Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) Community Rally, in collaboration with the AME Zion church cultural ambassadors and a dozen health care organizations and community partners. The event recorded 110 registrants across Connecticut from New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury, Middletown, and Hartford in mid-December. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/aging-and-cancer-joint-retreat-report/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/aging-and-cancer-joint-retreat-report/ The Aging and Cancer Research Joint Retreat, in October 2025, brought together researchers, clinicians, and community leaders to address the growing challenges of cancer care in an aging population. Co-hosted by Yale Cancer Center and the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut, the retreat will result in a Cancer & Aging Research Alliance. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/yale-launches-new-street-medicine-training-program-for-residents/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/yale-launches-new-street-medicine-training-program-for-residents/ Building on existing street medicine and outreach efforts in New Haven, a new Yale School of Medicine training initiative will expand resident education in caring for people experiencing homelessness, preparing future primary care physicians to deliver consistent, preventive care directly to these patients on the street. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:16:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2025/11/03/incarcerated-people-gaps-exist-quality-cancer-care https://news.yale.edu/2025/11/03/incarcerated-people-gaps-exist-quality-cancer-care A new Yale study investigates the quality of cancer care among those diagnosed with cancer during or immediately after incarceration. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/chea-pilot-funding-for-cancer-screening-research-announced/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/chea-pilot-funding-for-cancer-screening-research-announced/ The Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) is excited to announce it has awarded funds to address disparities in cancer screening rates in New Haven to a coalition of community and academic partners through its Community Health Equity Accelerator initiative. Led by general internist Ilana Richman, MD, MHS, a community-academic partnered research team of staff, practitioners, and faculty from Cornell Scott Hill Health Center and Yale School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine will receive a pilot award to develop and implement a multilevel community-based intervention to increase completion of outstanding colorectal cancer screening orders. This research is supported by funding from the Yale Cancer Center. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/yale-cancer-center-announces-cancer-care-equity-awards/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/yale-cancer-center-announces-cancer-care-equity-awards/ Yale Cancer Center is pleased to announce that Sanjay Aneja, MD, Ira Leeds, MD, FACS, FASCRS, and Shilpa Murthy, MD, MPH, have been selected to receive 2025 Pilot Awards for Research on Cancer Care Equity. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/first-annual-enrollment-and-community-health-fair-hosted-by-smilow-cancer-hospital-and-acs/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/cancer/news-article/first-annual-enrollment-and-community-health-fair-hosted-by-smilow-cancer-hospital-and-acs/ On Saturday, November 2, 2024, the first annual Enrollment and Community Health Fair was hosted by Smilow Cancer Hospital and the American Cancer Society. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/cancer/news/breakthroughsreview/article/confronting-healthcare-inequities/ https://medicine.yale.edu/cancer/news/breakthroughsreview/article/confronting-healthcare-inequities/ Inequitable healthcare, while recognized decades ago, became headline news early in the pandemic and remains so. "The COVID pandemic and all the social injustices that were uncovered during that time period woke us up as a nation and demanded accountability on the part of healthcare systems, researchers, policy makers, and everyone," says Tracy Battaglia, MD, MPH, the first leader of the Initiative to Address Cancer Inequities at the Yale Cancer Center. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z