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Updated 11-28-2011
Chaves County Cancer Fund
A 501(c)3 organization Invites
Cancer Patients and Caregivers to Attend an
Evening of Inspiration and Hope sponsored by the
New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance
Meet Paul and his caregiver to hear their story.
"Our Personal Cancer Journey"
Socializing following the presentation
Thursday, October 20, 2011
5:30pm to 7:00pm
The Program will be held at
Pioneer Bank-Corporate
3000 N. Main Street
Roswell, New Mexico 88201
Lunch is included with registration
6th Annual HERO Recognition Breakfast, March 24, 2011
HERO is an acronym for “Helping to Enhance Research in Oncology (SM)"and NMCCA believes any person who participates in a cancer clinical trial is a HERO. These HEROs show courage by volunteering for a new experimental treatment that may offer hope and improvements in treatments for future generations.
On March 24, 2011, New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance honored these HEROs by hosting a recognition breakfast for patients that have participated on a cancer clinical trial. NMCCA recognized and thanked these cancer patients and their families for their participation. The keynote speaker, Selinza Mitchell, provided inspiration and hope through her “Fingerprints of a Survivor” tribute to these HEROs.
The breakfast also provided an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of clinical trials to cancer research and advancing treatments; and the important role the HEROs play in advancing the treatment of cancer. |
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New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance would like to thank our sponsors for their support of the 2011 HERO Recognition Breakfast.
| Super HERO Sponsors |
Bronze HERO Sponsors |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care |
Lovelace Women’s Hospital |
| Genentech |
Pathology Associates of Albuquerque, PA |
| Silver HERO Sponsors |
University of New Mexico Cancer Center |
| The Cancer Center at Presbyterian |
In-kind Donations |
Central New Mexico Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure |
Albuquerque Wholesale Paper and Envelope |
Hematology Oncology Associates |
Individual Donations |
Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces |
Kenneth and Susan Taylor in homor of Doris and Brooksie Taylor |
Southwest Gynecologic Oncology Associates |
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Special thanks to Celgene and Bernalillo County Community Services Division for their overall support of our HERO education programs.
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2011 Clinical Trial Awareness Month
March 2011
Governor Susana Martinez declared March 2011 as “Cancer Clinical Trial Awareness Month.”. During this month NMCCA provided the community with information about cancer clinical trials. Only 3 percent of adult cancer patients in the United States participate in clinical trials. This is far fewer than the number needed to answer the most pressing cancer questions. Some of the barriers for the general public to participate in a clinical trial include:
- Lack of awareness of clinical trials.
- Lack of access to trials.
- Fear, distrust, or suspicions of research
- Practical or personal obstacles.
- Insurance or cost problems.
- Unwillingness to go against personal physician’s wishes.
A survey of almost 6,000 people with cancer showed that 85 percent of people with cancer were either unaware or unsure that participation in clinical trials was an option, though 75 percent of these people said they would have been willing to enroll had they known it was possible. Of those who were aware of the clinical trial option, most declined to participate because they believed common myths about clinical trials. They either thought that:
- The medical treatment they would receive in a clinical trial would be less effective than standard care.
- They might get a placebo
- They would be treated like a “guinea pig”
- Their insurance company would not cover the cost.
People who participated in a clinical trial said they were treated with dignity and respect and that the quality of care they received was “excellent’ or “good” and 86 percent said that their treatment while on a clinical trial was covered by insurance.
During Clinical Trials Awareness Month, NMCCA plans to address these issues by visiting our participating sites to share more information about clinical trials. We will focus on raising the public’s awareness and educating them about cancer clinical trials, what they are and are not, the possible benefits of participation, the mechanisms in place for patient safety, the availability of trials in New Mexico, the insurance coverage law in the state, encouraging people to take an active role in their health care options, and recognizing cancer clinical trial participants. NMCCA will continue throughout the year to heighten the awareness of cancer clinical trials.
Source: “The Basic Workbook.” National Cancer Institute. September 2002. http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/resources/basicworkbook
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New Mexico Passes Bill to Encourage Rural Oncologist to Conduct Cancer Research
Due to the commitment and dedication of Senator Timothy Jennings who sponso red Senate Bill 282, the “Tax Liability Credit for Certain Physicians” passed legislation in the New Mexico 2011 Regular Session. Senate Bill 282 provides a credit against personal income tax liabilities for physicians offering cancer treatment clinical trials in rural New Mexico.
The purpose of the cancer clinical trial tax credit is to encourage physicians in New Mexico to participate as clinical trial investigators by performing cancer clinical trials of new cancer treatments in New Mexico and making cancer clinical trials more readily available to cancer patients. The tax credit will assist physicians in rural New Mexico to help establish the infrastructure in their office to participate as clinical trial investigators. The tax credit will be allowed for three years, beginning January 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2014. It is hoped that during this 3 year period the infrastructure can be established and a sustainable clinical trials program can be established by the fourth year. An oncologist who is a physician licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act and whose practice is located in rural New Mexico may claim, and the department may allow, a tax credit of $1,000 for each patient participating in a cancer clinical trial under the taxpayer's supervision for a maximum credit allowed for all cancer clinical trials conducted by that taxpayer during the taxable year of $4,000. Physicians who believe they are eligible for this tax credit should contact their tax consultant.
Senate Bill 282 is a significant accomplishment that will allow rural New Mexicans access to the same cancer treatments statewide.
Click here to view a video of our HEROs. Special thanks to Eric Gnezda for allowing us to use his song, "True Heroes."
Check out our 2009 Breakfast Photo Gallery!
Check out our Individuals Gallery!
Helping to Enhance Research in Oncology
NMCCA's HERO program educates the community, raises awareness about the role of clinical trials in cancer care and addresses health disparities in New Mexico by working to remove barriers to participation in the trials offered by our partners.
Our HERO Education Programs are funded by a grant from the Bernalillo County Community Service Division.
Click here to view the "Could You be a Hero?" video
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