<div>RAPID CITY, S.D. — Walking Forward, a community-based cancer research and navigation program serving American Indian communities in western South Dakota, has rejoined Monument Health after 24 years of work focused on reducing cancer disparities.Founded in 2002 by Rapid City radiation oncologist Dr. Daniel Petereit with support from a National Institutes of Health research grant, Walking Forward has helped more than 5,500 American Indian community members through patient navigation, education, screening access and clinical trial participation.The program works with research specialists and navigators on the Pine Ridge, Rosebud and Cheyenne River reservations, as well as in Rapid City and Pierre.Petereit and Dr. Keely Ulmer, a gynecologic oncologist at Monument Health Cancer Care Institute and a member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation, said the renewed partnership will expand work on cervical and prostate cancer screening while continuing efforts around breast, colorectal and lung cancer.Monument Health said the program aligns with its mission to serve rural and tribal communities across western South Dakota and eastern Wyoming.Walking Forward’s current research includes a lung cancer screening navigation project with Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Indigenous Health and an expanded cervical health screening initiative with the University of Michigan. The program also receives support from the Ralph Lauren Foundation and the Irving A. Hansen Memorial Foundation.</div>

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RAPID CITY, S.D. — Walking Forward, a community-based cancer research and navigation program serving American Indian communities in western South Dakota, has rejoined Monument Health after 24 years of work focused on reducing cancer disparities. Founded in 2002 by Rapid City radiation oncologist Dr. Daniel Petereit with support from...

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