title: Cancer control in Louisiana: assessment of needs and development of a plan.
abstract: A cancer control plan for Louisiana has been developed by the Office of Public Health with funding from the National Cancer Institute. Priorities in the plan are the prevention of cancer through tobacco control and improved nutrition and the early detection of cancer through increased access to screening tests. Findings of the task forces and pilot cancer control interventions planned for Louisiana are described.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana Tumor Registry, Office of Public Health.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Fontham
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D015996:Survival Rate