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).
On this site:
- Delaware Cancer Consortium Issues New Four-Year Plan: Turning Action Into Results
- Cancer Clusters: What They Are; and How To Report a Suspected Cluster
- Review of Cancer Cluster Investigations in Delaware
- Cancer Consortium Reports On First Three Years of Accomplishments
- Delaware's New Cancer Treatment Program for the Uninsured
- Screening for Life Program
testing for breast and cervical cancer for women, and colorectal cancer for men and women. - Partners in Prevention — Working To Prevent Colon Cancer
- Cancer Statistics
- Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
- Delaware Cancer Registry
- Cancer Fact Sheets and Information Links
