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Radon Control Activities for Lung Cancer Prevention in National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Plans, 2005–2011

INTRODUCTION Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer among smokers and the leading cause among nonsmokers. The US Environmental Protection Agency recommends that every home be tested for radon. Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) programs develop cancer coalitions that coordinate funding and resources to focus on cancer activities that are recorded in cancer plans. Radon tests, remediat...

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Celebrating 10 Years of the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, 1998 to 2008

In 2008, the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) celebrated the first 10 years of the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP). This program was created by a group of public health professionals who recognized that a more collaborative approach was necessary to reduce the burden of cancer in the United States. They belie...

Challenges in the development and implementation of the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program in Mexico.

Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, have become the leading cause of human morbidity and mortality. In Mexico, cancer is the third leading cause of death, with a high incidence among the economically active population, a high proportion of advanced stages at diagnosis and limited care coverage for patients. However, no public policy aimed at managing this important public...

Implementation of Comprehensive National Cancer Control Program in Iran: an experience in a developing country.

National Aids Control Program (NACP)

AIDS is a global pandemic that affects 34 million people worldwide. According to United Nations programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), 3.4 million of these are less than 15 years old. Extensive labor migration, low literacy levels and lack of awareness about the disease are further exacerbating the HIV-AIDs level in India. The Government of India has also raised concerns about the role of intraven...