The Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and its partnership arm, the Wisconsin Cancer Council, work to engage public, private and community partners to develop, implement and promote a statewide approach to cancer control. The vision is for a healthier Wisconsin by reducing the impact of cancer.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have extended the deadline to submit abstracts for oral presentations and posters for the 2012 CDC National Cancer Conference to February 7, 2012. The conference represents an opportunity for translating research to practice and improving public health. The 2012 CDC National Cancer Conference will convene representatives from a wide constituency of local, state, territorial, federal, academic, national, and community-based cancer prevention and control programs to apply strategies to expand and improve the role of public health agencies and practitioners in cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation. Click here for more information.