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If you frequent the Chattahoochee River as it snakes through the city, you may find Alice rowing along with her fellow rowing club members. She loves being on the water and finds it a perfect way to end the work week as the Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist with Georgia CORE. As an advanced practice nurse in genetics, Alice interviews, educates and counsels individuals about family history and hereditary risk assessment to reduce the cancer burden in women with a high risk of hereditary cancer and increase general awareness about the condition. She received the President’s Award from the International Society of Nurses in Genetics in 2018. You can reach Alice at akerber@georgiacore.org.
Eight organizations across the state have been awarded grants totaling $400,000 for breast cancer education, screening and treatment for underserved Georgians.
About 10/24/2019
Recent developments in breast cancer show a 'dramatic' survival increase with CDK4/6 inhibitor, new settings for immunotherapy, and PFS gain with AKT inhibitor.
Georgia CORE, in partnership with It’s The Journey and A Cure In Our Lifetime Atlanta has awarded a $100,000 grant to Dr. Veena Rao, Morehouse School of Medicine for Triple Negative Breast Cancer Research.
Survivorship 1/15/2020
Hearts and Minds Dedicated to Improving Cancer Care
Georgia CORE is a public-private partnership that creates collaboration among the state’s cancer organizations and institutions to connect more Georgians to quality, personalized cancer care. We welcome you to this one-of-a-kind online information center for all things related to cancer and survivorship care in Georgia.