Staff Wear White for Lung Cancer Awareness

The WVU Cancer Institute in Morgantown hosted a Shine a Light event on November 17th. Clinic staff from the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center were invited to have a "white out" by wearing white all day to Shine a Light on lung cancer.

Shine a Light on Lung Cancer is the largest coordinated lung cancer awareness event in the United States. Hosted by healthcare facilities during Lung Cancer Awareness Month (November), Shine a Light on Lung Cancer educates, connects, and celebrates lung cancer communities while raising awareness about the disease.

WVU Cancer Institute Breast Care Program Again Rated Among The Best In The Nation

The Comprehensive Breast Care Program at the WVU Cancer Institute has again been granted a full three-year accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. This is the breast care program’s fourth consecutive full accreditation.

“NAPBC accreditation is proof of our ongoing commitment to the national standard of care we deliver to women in West Virginia and the surrounding area,” Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, M.D., the WVU Cancer Institute director, said. “It tells our patients that we are dedicated to providing nationally recognized, high-quality care.”

A breast center that achieves NAPBC accreditation has demonstrated a firm commitment to offer its patients every significant advantage in their battle against breast disease. Accreditation is only given to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of quality breast care and that undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance.

WVU Cancer Institute Welcomes New Faces

Jean G. Bustamante Alvarez, MD - Hematology/Oncology

Dr. Bustamante Alvarez joined the WVU Cancer Institute from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology. He completed his medical education at the Central University of Venezuela and an internal medicine residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

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The Health Sciences Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council invites all faculty, residents/fellows and students who identify as a person of color or an underrepresented minority to join a virtual forum Monday, Nov. 23 at 7 PM.

The forum — led by Dr. Kerri Woodberry, Division Chief of Plastic Surgery and Dr. Rosa Santos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine — is designed to promote connectivity among the Health Sciences community across schools, departments, disciplines and career stages.