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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:

  1. Orient new staff to the CCC world
  2. Find CCC peers with our coalition map
  3. Use evidence to inform practice
  4. Share strategies that have worked with other CCC coalitions
  5. Find guidance, information, and resources to support your work

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

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC

Represented Coalition Tribes and Territories

Puerto Rico
Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands Department of Health
Facebook, X, Instagram
Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Northern Marianas
Facebook
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Pacific Regional Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Mililani, Hawaii

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

AMP

Award Management Platform

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