| Cervical Cancer Awareness Month |
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Guidelines from the National Cervical Cancer Coalition: Ideas for activities, planning advice, and tips on
how to work with the media. Access to NCCC press release and print and radio public service annuncements
on cervical cancer and HPV. |
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Cervical Cancer Fact Sheet, KCP |
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Ideas for Cervical Cancer Awareness Outreach, KCP |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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Cervical Cancer Goals, Objectives & Strategies, Kentucky Cancer Action Plan |
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Kentucky Cancer Registry: State cervical cancer incidence and mortality data by county, Area Development
District, Appalachian Region, city/rural areas, race and sex |
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Kentucky Women's Cancer Screening Program: Free and low-cost breast and cervical cancer screening tests
for eligible women through local health departments. |
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National Cancer Institute's Cervical Cancer Home Page. Comprehensive information and statistics. |
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National Cancer Institute's Publications Locator: Sixteen booklets, brochures, and other materials on cervical cancer. Six in Spanish. Items may be viewed and downloaded or ordered online
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| Colorectal Cancer Awareness Awareness Month |
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Colorectal Cancer Fact Sheet, KCP |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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Colorectal Cancer Goals, Objectives & Strategies, Kentucky Cancer Action Plan. |
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Kentucky Cancer Registry: State colorectal cancer incidence and mortality data by county, Area Development
District, Appalachian Region, city/rural areas, race and sex. |
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National Cancer Institute's Colon and Rectal Cancer Home Page. Comprehensive information and statistics. |
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National Cancer Institute's Publications Locator. Colorectal Cancer: Questions and Answers and What You
Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer. Both available in English and Spanish. |
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lifes brochure, Screen for Life campaign, National Colorectal Cancer
Action Campaign |
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Colorectal Cancer For People With Medicare, Screen for Life campaign, National Colorectal Cancer Action
Campaign. |
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Live-Read Radio Scripts, Screen for Life campaign |
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Let's Break the Silence brochure, Screen for Life campaign |
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Let's Break the Silence brochure (Spanish), Screen for Life campaign
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Cancer Control Awareness Month |
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Kentucky Cancer Consortium: Kentucky's Cancer Action Plan, information on KCC events, annual summit, and newsletters. |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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Kentucky Cancer Registry: State cancer incidence and mortality data by county, Area Development District, Appalachian Region, city/rural areas, race and sex. |
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Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.:Data and resources to help planners, program staff, and researchers design,
implement and evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs. Fact sheet on five steps of comprehensive cancer control. Site is sponsored by six major health organizations. |
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National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Information about funded partners, publications, resources, and site-specific cancer areas. |
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State Cancer Burden Data, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Comparison of Kentucky's cancer burden
with that of other states and the United States. Statistics on lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer.
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National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (April 18-24) |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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Kentucky Cancer Registry: Access state cancer incidence and mortality data by race, county, Area Development District, Appalachian Region, city/rural areas, and sex. |
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Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans 2007-2008: Estimates on the number of new cancer cases and
deaths for 2007 and the most recent statistics on cancer incidence, mortality, and five-year relative survival. Sections
on tobacco use, physical activity, and screening rates. American Cancer Society |
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Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics 2006-2008: Recent information on cancer occurrence and screening in Hispanic/Latino population, and estimates for new cancer cases and deaths for 2006. Sections on screening rates, tobacco use, and obesit. American Cancer Society. |
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National Cancer Institute's Cancer Health Disparities Page
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Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month |
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Skin Cancer Fact Sheet, KCP |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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Skin Cancer Goals, Objectives & Strategies, Kentucky Cancer Action Plan. |
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Kentucky Cancer Registry: Access skin cancer incidence and mortality data by county, Area Development District, Appalachian Region, city/rural areas, race and sex. |
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National Cancer Institute's Skin Cancer Home Page. Comprehensive information and statistics. |
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What you Need to Know About Skin Cancer: Easy-to-read booklet from the National Cancer Institute.
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| National Cancer Survivors Day (Sunday, June 1) |
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National Cancer Survivors Day Official Website. Planning kit, message from the President, event registration,
and other resources. |
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Tips for Working with the Media,KCP |
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Living Beyond Cancer: Finding a New Balance: First report of the President’s Cancer Panel to take a life span approach to describing cancer survivorship issues. |
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Facing Forward: A series of three comprehensive booklets from the National Cancer Institute: Life After Cancer Treatment (available in Spanish), Ways You Can Make A Difference in Cancer, and When Someone You Love Has Completed Cancer Treatment. Also, two survivorship posters.
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Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month |
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Ovarian Cancer Screening Research Study, University of Kentucky. |
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Kentucky Cancer Registry: Access state ovarian cancer incidence and mortality data by county, Area
Development District, Appalachian Region, city/rural areas, and race. |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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National Ovarian Cancer Coalition: Information, message board, chapter contacts, PSA and other resources |
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National Cancer Institute's Ovarian Cancer Home page. Comprehensive information and statistics. |
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National Cancer Institute's Publications Locator. Five booklets and factsheets on ovarian cancer. Two are in Spanish. Items may be viewed and downloaded or ordered online.
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month |
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National Prostate Cancer Coalition: Resources, links and educational materials |
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Prostate Cancer Fact Sheet, KCP |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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Kentucky Cancer Registry: Access prostate cancer incidence and mortality data by county, Area Development
District, Appalachian Region, city/rural areas, and race. |
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Prostate Cancer Goals, Objectives & Strategies, Kentucky Cancer Action Plan. |
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National Cancer Institute's Prostate Cancer Home Page. Comprehensive information and statistics. |
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National Cancer Institute's Publications Locator. Sixteen booklets, brochures, and other materials on prostate
cancer.
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National Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
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National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Website: Ideas for initiatives, media tips and sample materials,
and many other resources. |
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Breast Cancer Fact Sheet, KCP |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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Kentucky Cancer Registry: Access breast cancer incidence and mortality data by county, Area Development
District, Appalachian Region, city/rural areas, race and sex. |
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Breast Cancer Goals, Objectives & Strategies, Kentucky Cancer Action Plan. |
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Kentucky Breast Cancer Coalition |
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National Cancer Institute's Breast Cancer Home Page. Comprehensive information and statistics. |
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National Cancer Institute's Publications Locator: Fifty-one booklets, brochures, and other materials on breast
cancer. Twelve are in Spanish. Items may be viewed and downloaded or ordered online.
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National Mammography Day (Nov. 17) |
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American Cancer Society: Type "National Mammography Day" in search window for sample press release and information on how to have mammogram reminders sent to yourself and/or loved ones. |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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National Cancer Institute's Publications Locator: Fourteen booklets, fact sheets, and other materials on mammopgrams. Four are in Spanish. Items may be viewed and downloaded or ordered online. |
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Certified Mammography Facilities, by state, city or zip code. U.S. Food and Drug Administation.
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Great American Smokeout (Nov. 20) |
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American Cancer Society: Smokeout flyers, stickers, tent cards and other promotional materials;. media contact information and press releases; employer toolkit. |
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Smokefree.gov: Website created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute.
Step-by-step cessation guide, one-on-one cessation help through NCI's instant messaging service, publications,
which may be downloaded or ordered. |
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Tips for Working with the Media,KCP
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month |
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Lung Cancer Alliance: Information, state statistics, awareness ideas. Also download sample letter to the
governor,
letter to the editor, and community proclamation. |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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Kentucky Cancer Registry: Access lung cancer incidence and mortality data by county, Area Development District, Appalachian Region, city/rural areas, race and sex. |
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Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Program: University of Kentucky and University of Louisville. |
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National Cancer Institute's Lung Cancer Home Page. Comprehensive information and statistics. |
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National Cancer Institute's Publications Locator : What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer and Lung
Cancer Fact Sheet (in Spanish).
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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month |
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network: Ways to volunteer and create awareness, flyer, Louisville chapter contact information, public policy updates |
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Tips for Working with the Media, KCP |
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Kentucky Cancer Registry: Access pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality data by county, Area Development District, Appalachian Region, city/rural areas. race and sex |
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National Cancer Institute's Pancreatic Cancer Home Page. Comprehensive information and statistics. |
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National Cancer Institute's Publications Locator. What You Need To Know About Pancreatic Cancer.
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