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Ohio Partners for Cancer Control
Cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart disease, and in Ohio alone, cancer claims more than 25,000 lives every year. Approximately two in every five Ohioans now living will eventually have cancer. We know that many of these cancers can be avoided.
Nearly 65 percent of new cancer cases and 33 percent of cancer deaths could be prevented through lifestyle changes such as eliminating tobacco use, improving dietary habits, exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy weight, obtaining early detection cancer screening tests, and obtaining timely and appropriate treatment.
The Ohio Partners for Cancer Control is a statewide consortium dedicated to reducing the cancer burden in Ohio. This consortium is comprised of representatives of organizations who have cancer prevention and control as a major focus of their mission. Organizations represented include hospitals, universities, such as the University of Cincinnati, cancer centers, healthcare professional associations, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, minority health coalitions and community organizations.
The Ohio Partners for Cancer Control believes that it can "make cancer history for all Ohioans." To be successful, everyone-each individual, each healthcare professional, hospital, school, organization, association, employer, and community-must work together.
To read more about this initiative, please download this information brochure: Ohio Partners for Cancer Control Brochure.pdf
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