Accessing Cancer Treatment in Rural Communities

Friday, June 12, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• Overview of People in Rural Communities Accessing Cancer Treatment: Getting Diagnosed & Treated for Cancer in Rural Communities
• Working with Your Health Care Team to Get the Best Care Near Home
• Dealing with Cancer Treatments & Other Co-Morbid Health Concerns in Rural Communities
• Specific Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Cancer Clinical Trials
• Participating in Clinical Trials in Rural Communities
• Working with Your Health Care Team to Manage Each Symptom, Treatment Side Effect, Discomfort & Pain
• Adjusting to Your Cancer Treatment Over Time
• The Importance and Challenges of Taking Your Treatment on Schedule: Adherence and Review of Resources to Remind You to Take Your Treatment on Schedule
• Communicating with Your Oncology Team about Who on the Team to Contact with Questions and Key Questions to Ask
• Discussing Quality-of-Life Concerns with Your Health Care Team
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Kayla W. Miranda, MD

Hematologist/Oncologist, Michael E. DeBakey V.A. Medical Center, Assistant Professor, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine

Daniel A. Ermann, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Hematological Malignancies, Clinical Investigator, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Lymphoma, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Anny Fenton, MA, PhD

Faculty Scientist, Center for Interdisciplinary Population and Health Research, MaineHealth Institute for Research

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour. Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.