2012 Success Stories

Comprehensive cancer control programs are working in communities across the nation to promote healthy lifestyles, support recommended cancer screenings, educate people about cancer symptoms, increase access to quality cancer care, and enhance cancer survivors' quality of life.

Stories of Success: Comprehensive Cancer Control in Action [PDF-2.3MB] is a compendium of narratives that illustrate the strength of comprehensive cancer control and highlight some of the extraordinary work of National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program-funded programs in collaboration with their community partners. We hope they inspire readers and spark new ideas to continue the NCCCP's mission.

Emphasize Primary Prevention of Cancer

• Alabama [PDF-188KB]
  "Third Time's the Charm" Campaign for HPV Vaccination
• Cherokee Nation [PDF-153KB]
  Tobacco Tour Soon to Reach 5,000 School Kids
• Tennessee [PDF-172KB]
  Tennessee Success Story

Support Early Detection and Treatment Activities

• California [PDF-171KB]
  Increasing Ovarian Cancer Awareness
• Michigan [PDF-210KB]
  Cancer Screening of Underserved Women in Southeast Michigan
• Montana [PDF-176KB]
  Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Insured Montanans

Address Public Health Needs of Cancer Survivors

• Hawaii [PDF-208KB]
  Journey Together: The Quality of Life Cancer Survivorship Conference
• Indiana [PDF-151KB]
  The Hoosier Cancer Story: Using Media to Promote, Educate, and Inspire
• Maryland [PDF-163KB]
  Forum Honors and Educates Cancer Survivors
• Minnesota [PDF-172KB]
  Promoting Continuity of Care for Cancer Survivors

Implement Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes to Guide Sustainable Cancer Control

• Arkansas [PDF-260KB]
  Inspiration and Collaboration Result in a Sun SMART Program
• Utah [PDF-215KB]
  Radon Education and Mitigation in Utah County

Promote Health Equity as It Relates to Cancer Control

• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium [PDF-136KB]
  Alaska Native Men's Retreat for Prostate and Testicular Cancer Survivors
• Arizona [PDF-200KB]
  In the Beginning
• Oregon [PDF-181KB]
  Preventing Cancer Through Community Empowerment

Demonstrate Outcomes Through Evaluation

• Kentucky [PDF-166KB]
  Collaboration in Evaluation: Using Partnerships
• Mississippi [PDF-174KB]
  Seniors Tackling Cancer