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Ronald E. Myers, DSW, Ph.D., was presented with the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Control Award for his efforts in cancer control and research.  Dr. Myers accepted his award at the Southeast Region’s annual volunteer awards dinner late last year.

Dr. Myers is a professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and director of the Division of Behavioral Epidemiology in the Department of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College. Early in his career, Dr. Myers concluded that colon cancer screening and the appropriate follow-up of abnormal colon cancer screening results could have notable impact on cancer survival, during a time when early detection was not on the forefront of healthcare issues. This drove Dr. Myers to focus his attention on educational interventions to promote colon cancer screening.

For the last five years, he has led the Access to Clinical and Educational Studies (ACES) project.  The aim of the ACES project is to develop a cancer education and research network in the Philadelphia area that links leaders of community organizations, community-based health care providers, volunteers, and advocates with cancer researchers and cooperative oncology groups.

In announcing the award, the Society called Dr. Myers “a well deserved recipient” of the award, citing him for “all his hard work and effort” and his accomplishments in cancer control.