This page provides links to various cancer communications and planning resources documents and websites.
U.S. National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute
Phone: 800-4-CANCER
NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS) of New England
Contact: Charity Lower
Phone: 617-878-4127
Email: charity.lower@cancer.gov
Available NCI CIS training sessions for community groups include:
- Using What Works: Adapting Evidence-Based Programs to Fit Your Needs This is a train-the-trainer course for health promoters and educators on the national, regional, state, and local levels. The course teaches users how to plan and implement a health promotion or disease prevention program using evidence-based programs.
- Cancer Control PLANET User Training Designed to help health educators, program staff, researchers and cancer control planners bridge the research discovery/program delivery gap and increase the adoption of evidence-based approaches across the cancer control continuum, this Web portal allows universal access to a series of regularly updated research/practice partnership tools.
- Body & Soul: A Celebration of Healthy Eating and Living This is a wellness program developed for African American churches. The program empowers church members to eat 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables every day for better health.
NCI's HINTS collects nationally representative data routinely about the American public's use of cancer-related information. The survey provides updates on changing patterns, needs, and information opportunities in health; identifies changing communications trends and practices; assesses cancer information access and usage; and provides information about how cancer risks are perceived.
State Cancer Profiles
NCI's State Cancer Profiles Web page provides quick and easy access to descriptive cancer statistics at the state and county levels.
Cancer Control PLANET (Plan, Link, Act, Network with Evidence-based Tools)
NCI's PLANET portal provides access to Web-based resources that can assist in assessing the cancer and/or risk factor burden within a given state; identifying potential partner organizations that may already be working with high-risk populations; understanding current research findings and recommendations; accessing and downloading evidence-based intervention programs and products; and finding guidelines for planning and evaluation.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is the nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Founded in 1913 and with national headquarters in Atlanta, the Society has 13 regional Divisions and local offices in 3,400 communities, involving millions of volunteers across the United States. For more information anytime, call toll free 1-800-ACS-2345.
ACS community programs include:
- Look Good . . . Feel Better® Look Good . . . Feel Better® is a FREE program, which teaches cancer patients hands on cosmetic techniques to help them cope with appearance related side effects from chemotherapy or radiation treatments. The program is the product of a partnership between the American Cancer Society, the National Cosmetology Association and the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association. Program participants learn about makeup techniques, skincare, nail care, and options related to hair loss such as wigs, turbans, and scarves. Participants receive a free kit of cosmetics for use during and after the workshop. Cosmetologists who are certified or trained by the American Cancer Society provide the service, which is non-medical and does not promote any product line.
- Road to Recovery FREE Transportation to and from treatment! An integral part of treating cancer successfully is making sure cancer patients receive their treatments, but many find making transportation arrangements is a challenge. The American Cancer Society’s Road to RecoverySM program is a free service offered to cancer patients who need rides to their cancer treatments. The transportation is free, but patients must call in advance to arrange for rides. (Transportation Vouchers are available in emergency cases for patients receiving treatment at Caritas Holy Family Hospital, Methuen or at Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence) One way to make a critical difference in the fight against cancer is by becoming a driver for the American Cancer Society’s Road to RecoverySM program. Drivers use their own vehicle to drive patients to and from their treatments. The schedule for volunteers is flexible, treatment appointments take place weekdays, primarily during business hours.
- Reach to Recovery® For a woman facing breast cancer, talking the experience over with someone who's been there not only helps answer questions, but also gives her a role model for recovery. The American Cancer Society's Reach to Recovery® program offers this opportunity to women by matching volunteer visitors who have experienced breast cancer with women dealing with the disease today. Reach to Recovery® volunteers are carefully chosen and fully trained by the American Cancer Society.
