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| Welcome to the Kentucky Cancer Consortium Web Site! |
The Kentucky Cancer Consortium (KCC) is Kentucky's statewide comprehensive cancer control coalition, one of the nation's 64 state, tribal and territorial programs participating in the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. KCC is comprised of more than three dozen Kentucky organizations committed to reducing the significant cancer burden in our state. Cancer is too big and complex a problem for any one group to address efficiently. Comprehensive Cancer Control offers the power of collaboration as a key approach to reducing cancer. The KCC is charged with maintaining Kentucky's Cancer Action Plan, which outlines goals and strategies for cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and quality of life. KCC efforts are focused on cancer-related issues that are shared by the entire state. Regional comprehensive cancer control efforts are coordinated by the Kentucky Cancer Program. The Consortium provides a common forum for like-minded organizations to take collective action. Members assess changing cancer control needs, set priorities and share resources and knowledge with one another. Ultimately, Consortium members do more together than they ever could by working on their own. Explore this site to learn more about the cancer control effort currently underway in Kentucky and how YOU can be a part of it. |
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Data is used for planning, implementing, evaluating and monitoring comprehensive cancer control. Do you know which data sources are most helpful for measuring your organization's cancer control efforts? Consult KCC's new "data cheat sheet", which briefly outlines 16 potential data sources for cancer and other chronic diseases. New Clinician Resource for Stool Blood Testing from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable is designed to introduce (or reintroduce) clinicians to the value of stool blood testing. It explains stool blood testing in general, makes physicians aware of the differences between a guaiac-FOBT and an FIT, explains why different kinds of FOBTs are superior and outlines some of the elements that need to go into a quality stool blood testing screening program. The Kentucky Cancer Foundation is a new 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to ensure that all Kentucky citizens have access to life-saving preventative and early detection cancer services, regardless of their financial situation. Their work supports the priorities of the Kentucky Cancer Action Plan and Resource Plan. KCC is now sending weekly e-mail updates, called “Wednesday’s Word from KCC”, which includes state and national cancer control news of interest. These updates will replace our quarterly newsletters. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, contact |
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April 17, 2012
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Copyright 2008. The Kentucky Cancer Consortium is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Control Program. |
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