Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Cancer Prevention Is a Delaware Priority
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Delaware and the nation (heart disease is the leading cause). Cancer rates in Delaware, like much of the East Coast, are high. The death rate is still slightly higher than the nation; however, mortality rates for most cancers are decreasing. The average annual percent decline in Delaware typically exceeded that of the United States. The Division of Public Health has developed a Comprehensive Cancer Control Program with funding by the Delaware Health Fund and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Cancer Clusters and Census Tract Level Data
- Information and Maps on Cancer Rates by Census Tract in Delaware New!
- Link: How to Determine What Census Tract You Live In
- About Cancer and Cancer Clusters
- Review of Cancer Cluster Investigations in Delaware
- Division of Public Health Protocol for Investigation of Cancer Clusters (PDF file); also available as a text file.
Resources for Health Care Providers
Cancer Programs and Services
- Delaware's New Cancer Treatment Program for the Uninsured
- Screening for Life Program
Testing for breast and cervical cancer for women, prostate cancer for men, and colorectal cancer for men and women. - Partners in Prevention — Working To Prevent Colon Cancer
- Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
- Delaware Cancer Registry
Delaware Cancer Consortium
- Delaware Cancer Consortium Issues New Four-Year Plan: Turning Action Into Results
- Cancer Consortium Reports On First Four Years of Accomplishments
- Link to Delaware Cancer Consortium Website
General Information About Cancer
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