Comprehensive cancer control in the U.S.: summarizing twenty years of progress and looking ahead

Abstract

In order to celebrate the accomplishments of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP), the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partners (CCCNP) developed this Special Issue on Cancer Causes and Control. This, the third Special Issue on Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC), is a reflection of 20 years of building successful partnerships to prevent and control cancer; planning and implementing strategic cancer control; collaborating to address national cancer prevention and control priorities; evaluating efforts; sharing successes; and, in later years, serving as a model for global cancer control planning and implementation. The CDC currently supports cancer control planning and implementation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, eight tribes or tribal organizations, and seven Pacific Island Jurisdictions and U.S. territories through the NCCCP. CCC is an approach that brings together multi-sector partners to address the cancer burden in a community collectively by leveraging existing resources and identifying and addressing cancer related issues and needs. The Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership (CCCNP), a partnership of national organizations, has been committed to supporting comprehensive cancer control efforts since 1999. We summarize the efforts described in this Special Issue. We also describe opportunities and critical elements to continue the momentum for comprehensive cancer control well into the future.

Advancing engagement and capacity for rural cancer control: a mixed-methods case study of a Community-Academic Advisory Board in the Appalachia region of Southwest Virginia

“…Rather, it takes concerted efforts and thoughtful, purposeful partnership building approaches [ 13 ]. Despite steady US progress pertaining to CCC efforts over the past two decades [ 18 , 19 ], evidence suggests that rural communities are lagging behind [ 15 – 17 ]. Thus, there is a clear need to link cancer control outreach and engagement efforts with research efforts.…”

“…While there has been notable CCC progress among state and local cancer coalitions [ 18 – 22 ], cancer remains a leading cause of death in rural populations, and rural-urban disparities persist [ 17 , 23 , 24 ]. Compared to other US counties, rural Appalachian counties have poorer cancer-related health outcomes across the cancer care continuum and suffer from persistent disparities [ 25 – 31 ].…”

An Expanded Agenda for the Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer: Charting a Course for the Future

“…Since 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program has supported state-level efforts to bring together coalitions of stakeholders to develop and implement comprehensive strategic plans to prevent and control cancer [57]. Using local data on cancer, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several tribes and territories have developed comprehensive cancer control plans that incorporate evidence-based interventions.…”

Californians Linking Action with Science for Prevention of Breast Cancer (CLASP-BC)—Phase 2

“…Since 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has supported all 50 states, the District of Columbia, six U.S. Associated Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico, and eight tribes or tribal organizations create and implement cancer control plans [50]. In regard to breast cancer, these state plans emphasize early detection, treatment, and access to services.…”