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Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, NCCDPHP, CDC

Mission statement:

DCPC national program to reduce the burden of cancer in the United States has the following mission: To plan, direct, and support cancer control efforts through collaborations with prevention partners in state health agencies, federal agencies, academic institutions, and national, voluntary, and private sector organizations; to direct, monitor, and report on activities associated with the implementation of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990, Public Law 101-354 (1998 Code PDF-56K), and the Cancer Registries Amendment Act, Public Law 102-515 (1998 Code PDF-36K); to plan and conduct epidemiological studies and evaluations to identify the feasibility and effectiveness of cancer prevention and control strategies. DCPC provides state and local public health agencies and other health care provider organizations with technical consultation and assistance to improve education, training, and skills in the prevention, detection, and control of selected cancers, including colorectal, prostate, and skin cancers; and, to identify problems, needs, and opportunities related to modifiable behavioral and other risk factors. The division also recommends priorities for health promotion, health education, and cancer risk reduction activities both for professionals and the public. DCPC pursues the building of local coalitions and community networks and the implementation of grassroots activities to reach the target populations of persons at increased risk for developing cancer.

Contact Information:

Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, NCCDPHP, CDC
Mail Stop K–64, 4770 Buford Highway, NE
Atlanta GA 30341-3717

Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/

Phone number(s):

(770) 488-4751 - Office of Program & Policy Information
(800) 232-4636 CDC-INFO
(888) 232-6348

Fax number:

(770) 488-4760

Related topics:

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• BREAST CANCER
• CANCER
• CERVICAL CANCER
• COLON CANCER
• DISEASE PREVENTION
• DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU/DCIS
• LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU/LCIS
• MELANOMA
• PROSTATE
• RECTAL CANCER
• SALMONELLOSIS
• SKIN CANCER
• STAGE ZERO CANCER
• WATERBORNE DISEASES

NWHIC record number O-3218