Success Stories

Collaborating to conquer cancer is the underlying philosophy, infrastructure, and focus that directs and supports CDC's National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. Partners in comprehensive cancer control identify the cancer burden, plan effective interventions, conduct activities, and assess the impact of their efforts in achieving their cancer control objectives.

The stories in this compendium, titled Stories of Success: National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Comprehensive Cancer Control in Action, [PDF-1MB] are examples of how states, tribes, and territories can work with partners to implement programs that contribute to their respective cancer goals. The voices of 23 comprehensive cancer control programs describe their accomplishments and plans to achieve their ultimate goal—conquering cancer. Each story is unique and provides highlights of activities, implementation strategies, and outcomes (where appropriate).

Risk Reduction

• Arkansas [PDF-214KB]
  Tobacco Tax Increase: A Major Win for the Arkansas Cancer Coalition
• Cherokee Nation [PDF-222KB]
  Holiday Health Fair Draws a Crowd
• Kentucky [PDF-213KB]
  Working Together to Fight Kentucky's Number Two Cancer Killer: Colon Cancer
• New Mexico [PDF-204KB]
  RAYS Skin Cancer Prevention Program Shines Bright for New Mexico School Children
• North Dakota [PDF-293KB]
  Community Grant Program Empowers North Dakotans to Prevent Cancer
• Pennsylvania [PDF-242KB]
  Saving Lives through the Pennsylvania Cancer Education Network
• Tennessee [PDF-186KB]
  Musical Makes Cancer Messages Memorable

Early Detection

• Fond du Lac [PDF-233KB]
  Having Someone to Talk To: The Value of Partnerships and Community Education in Screening and Early Detection of Cancer
• Idaho [PDF-266KB]
  Statewide Efforts to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Idaho
• Iowa [PDF-235KB]
  Colorectal Cancer Integration with the Breast and Cervical Early Detection Cancer Program (BCCEDP)
• Louisiana [PDF-249KB]
  Promising Practices Lead to High Return Rate of Fecal Immunochemical Tests in the Louisiana FIT Colon Program: a Statewide Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Pilot
• New Jersey [PDF-202KB]
  Saving Lives One Beach at a Time
• Ohio [PDF-206KB]
  Education Increases Referrals for Colorectal Cancer Screening from Family Physicians
• Oregon [PDF-239KB]
  Got Polyps? Campaign Grabs News Headlines
• South Carolina [PDF-210KB]
  Partnership Prevents Colon Cancer and Saves Lives

Better Treatment

• Arizona [PDF-216KB]
  People Running Through the Streets in Their Underwear? Absolutely!
• California [PDF-258KB]
  California Comes Together to Increase CRC Screenings by Establishing the California Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C4)
• Guam [PDF-241KB]
  Implementing the Guam Cancer Plan
• Indiana [PDF-263KB]
  Breaking Down Barriers: A Success Story for the ICC Clinical Trials Action Team
• Mississippi [PDF-212KB]
  Cancer Conference Leads to Changes to Improve Cancer Patients' Quality of Care

Enchanced Survivorship

• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium [PDF-363KB]
  Camp Coho: Helping Alaska Native Children Grieve
• Connecticut [PDF-237KB]
  Assessing and Meeting the Unmet Training Needs of End-of-Life Health Care Providers
• Vermont [PDF-210KB]
  Peer Support Program Improves Quality of Life for Vermont Cancer Survivors