Cancer Prevention and Control

Caroline Sutter, nursing professor and co-director of the Center for Health Workforce at Mason, was asked to be a special advisor for health workforce expertise on the President’s Cancer Panel public meeting on September 12, 2024.

As a photographer in Creative Services at George Mason University, Evan Cantwell spends his time at work capturing moments across the university. Cantwell is also a 25- year survivor of colorectal cancer. He has found ways to connect with other survivors and help spread awareness of colorectal cancer, which is now affecting more and more young people in the United States.

February is Cancer Prevention Month, and Dr. Michelle S. Williams, assistant professor in the Department of Global and Community Health, says it is an ideal time for everyone – regardless of age - to assess our own habits to lower our risk of cancer.