Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Cancer Programs

The Alaska Division of Public Health has three programs targeted for prevention and control of cancer:

• Cancer Surveillance and Registry
• Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
• Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Cancer Control and Prevention

Cancer is characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. There are over 100 different types of cancer. It is the leading cause of death in the state of Alaska. In the United States more than 1,500 people a day will die from cancer.

Understanding cancer:

• Cancer as a Disease
• Cancer Types

What is Cancer?

Reproduced with permission from www.cancerhelp.org.uk, the patient information website of Cancer Research UK

Hot Topics

• Cancer Control and Prevention in Alaska:
  2009 Overview and Highlights
• Cancer Stories
• Cancer-related links
• Prevent Cervical Cancer: HPV Vaccine Information
• NAACCR Cancer Webinar dates/subjects for 2007

Send e-mail to cancer@alaska.gov

Email the Section of Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion:
hss.cdphp@alaska.gov

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