The CDC AIDS Comprehensive Cancer Control (DCPC)

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Most people have been effected by cancer in one way or another. Because there is currently no cure for cancer, one of the most discussed ways to fight against this disease is prevention. This publication, presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC), is asking communities to support one another in prevention measures and provides tools to assist in this matter. The CDC aids comprehensive cancer control (CCC) programs in “all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 7 tribal areas, and 7 U.S. Affiliated Pacific Island territories or jurisdictions” (“The Road to Better Health”, 2012).
One of the first methods in which the DCPC’s kit addresses is to form a community outreach

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