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Cancer Initiatives in the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services

There are four units responsible for the NJDHSS cancer initiatives:

Cancer Epidemiology Services (CES) is responsible for the New Jersey State Cancer Registry, collection and analysis of cancer statistics, cancer patterns and trends, and cancer research activities.

New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Program (NJCEED) provides breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer education, outreach, screenings, case management and follow-up services to low-income, uninsured and underinsured residents of the state.

New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research (NJCCR) was established in 1983 to promote and fund innovative cancer research into the causes, prevention and treatment of cancer, and to bring the benefits of such research to patients in New Jersey through education and outreach.

The Office of Cancer Control and Prevention (OCCP) is dedicated to implementing the New Jersey Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan by coordinating statewide and local activities designed to reduce the incidence, illness and death due to cancer in New Jersey.

 



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