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Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Basics
The GW TAP Comprehensive Cancer Control Basics page houses key practical information, including the collective diversity and wisdom of the comprehensive cancer control (CCC) community, in a single location for easy access and peer-learning.
This site can help you:
- Orient new staff to the CCC world
- Find CCC peers with our coalition map
- Use evidence to inform practice
- Share strategies that have worked with other CCC coalitions
- Find guidance, information, and resources to support your work
Comp Cancer Basics Trainings
- Action for Policy, Systems and Environmental (PSE) Change: A Training
- Communication Training for Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Professionals 101: Media Planning and Media Relations
- Communication Training for Comprehensive Cancer Control Professionals 102: Making Communication Campaigns Evidence-Based
- Cancer Control Implementation Science Base Camp
More Comp Cancer Trainings:
Patient Navigation
Health Equity
Coalition Central
Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Coalitions work together to leverage strengths, resources, and organizational will to implement plan priorities. Coalitions may vary in how they are structured and differ on the specific topics that they choose to focus on based on the needs of their populations, but effective coalitions have formal structures that allow for diverse membership that is representative of the needs of the populations they aim to serve. Ongoing strategic planning is critical for identifying priority areas. Workgroups develop and implement topic-specific short and medium-term action plans that are all a part of their overall cancer plan. Visit the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program site to see each state, tribe or territory cancer plan and use the Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans Search Tool to search CCC plans for keywords.
State Coalitions Map
Represented Coalition Tribes and Territories
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Anchorage, Alaska
American Indian Cancer Foundation
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Minneapolis, Minneapolis
Cherokee Nation
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Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Fond du Lac Reservation
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Cloquet, Minneapolis
Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board
Rapid City, South Dakota
American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition
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Pago Pago, American Samoa
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
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Portland, Oregon
South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency
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Shelton, Washington
Puerto Rico
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands Department of Health
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Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Northern Marianas
Facebook
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Pacific Regional Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Mililani, Hawaii
Republic of Palau Ministry of Health
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Koror, Palau
Marshall Islands
Facebook, X
Mililani, Hawaii
Cancer Awareness Months
January
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
February
National Cancer Prevention Month
Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month
World Cancer Day – February 4th (Same every year)
World Cholangiocarcinoma Day – February 12th (Same every year)
National Donor Day – February 14th (Same every year)
International Childhood Cancer Day – February 15th (Same every year)
Rare Disease Day – February 28th (held on last day of February)
March
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
Myeloma Action Month
Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Day – March 3rd (Same every year)
International HPV Awareness Day – March 4th (Same every year)
Anal Cancer Awareness Day – March 21st (Same every year)
April
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week – First Week of April (Same every year)
National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week – April 16-22nd
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week – Third Week of April
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Awareness Day – April 21st (Same every year)
World Health Day- April 7 (Same every year)
May
National Cancer Research Month
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Brain Cancer Awareness Month
Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Oncology Nursing Month
National Clean Air Month
National Neurofibromatosis Month
Women’s Health Week – second week of May
Melanoma Monday – First Monday of May
World Ovarian Cancer Day – May 8th (Same every year)
Women’s Check-Up Day – Second Monday of May
World No Tobacco Day – May 31st (Same every year)
June
National Cancer Survivor Month
Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month
National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week – Week-long event in June
National Cancer Survivors Day – First Sunday of June
World Brain Tumor Awareness Day – June 8th (Same every year)
World Kidney Cancer Day – Second Thursday of June
July
UV Safety Awareness Month
Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
National Leimyosarcoma Day – July 15th (Same every year)
Glioblastama Awareness Day – Third Wednesday of July
August
National Immunization Awareness Month
World Cancer Support Month
Appendix Cancer Awareness Month
World Lung Cancer Day – August 1st (Same every year)
National Surgical Oncologist Day – August 22nd (Same every year)
September
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Microplastic Awareness Month
World Lymphoma Awareness Day – September 15th (Same every year)
World Cancer Research Day – September 24th (Same every year)
World Lung Day – September 25th (Same every year)
National Previvor Day – Last Wednesday of September
National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week – Last Week of September to beginning of October
October
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day – Second Saturday of October
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day – October 13th (Same every year)
National Mammography Day – Third Friday of October
Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week – Third Week of October
November
Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Month
Gastric Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Family Caregivers Month
Hospice and Palliative Care Month
Marrow Awareness Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month
World Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Day (NET Cancer Day) – November 10th (Same every year)
World Pancreatic Cancer Day – Third Thursday of November
December
No awareness days or themes
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Glossary of Acronyms
ACS
American Cancer Society
ACoS
American College of Surgeons
CRCCP
Colorectal Cancer Control Program
CCC
Comprehensive Cancer Control
CCCB
Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch
CCCNP
Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership
CoAg
Cooperative Agreement
DCPC
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
DP22-2202
Current NOFO that funds 66 CCC programs
DP-0017
Opportunity number for TAT
DP-0015
Opportunity number for National Networks
EBCCP
Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs
EBI
Evidence-Based Intervention
GWCC
George Washington Cancer Center
HE
Health Equity
NBCCEDP
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
NCCDPHP
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
NCCCP
National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
NCI
National Cancer Institute
NPCR
National Program of Cancer Registries
NOFO
Notice of Funding Opportunity
NoA
Notice of Award
PI
Principal Investigator
PD/PM
Program director/manager
SDoH
Social Determinants of Health
SME
Subject Matter Expert
TA
Technical Assistance
TAT
Technical Assistance and Training
TR
Technical Review
USPSTF
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
State Plans references: https://www.medicaid.gov/about-us/beneficiary-resources/index.html#ME
