California State Cancer Plan Dashboard

The California State Cancer Plan Dashboard is a tool to monitor progress towards meeting targets of State Cancer Plan objectives where data is available. The dashboard displays a view of the most current data for over 60 indicators and will be updated annually when more current data is available. Each year, CDOC will also release a progress summary in a pdf format for all measurable objectives in the State Cancer Plan. The first progress summary for California’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan, 2021-2025 will be available in the coming weeks.

Access the new State Cancer Plan Dashboard here. You may also view the 2021-2025 State Cancer Plan dashboard on the CDPH website, available here.

State Cancer Plan Revision Page

on the CDOC Website!

Revision of California's Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan, 2021-2025 is underway! California is considering a ten-year cancer plan to prioritize goals and objectives and allow flexibility for routine revisions based on evolving evidence and emerging needs. To stay up to date with all State Cancer Plan activities, please visit the State Cancer Plan Revision page on the CDOC website.

Quarterly HPV Vaccination Learning Collaborative

2024 Dates and New Registration Link

Dates and Times for 2024:

The third Wednesday for each quarterly month

January 17, April 17, July 17, October 16

12:00-12:45pm

The California HPV Vaccination Roundtable will continue The HPV Vaccination Learning Collaborative in 2024. We will continue to meet on the third Wednesday of January, April, July and October. Please register for 2024 dates (2025 dates are included as well) even if you have registered before. Make sure you choose to “add to your calendar” as you must choose that option after you receive a confirmation email. 

Anyone interested in increasing HPV vaccinations are invited to join this quarterly, virtual, lunchtime, learning opportunity. The collaborative format features a teaching topic presented by HPV vaccination experts, updates from the field, and an open forum for sharing best practices, challenges, and announcements. To participate and for more information please visit our webpage at www.cahpvroundtable.org. Help spread the word and forward it to anyone in your network who may be interested in participating.

Have you implemented a project that aligns with the State Cancer Plan?

If so, we want to know about it! If you have you implemented a project, plan, or other relevant work that relates to content in the State Cancer Plan? Please click here to fill out our survey to let us know what you have been working on and how it aligns with the cancer plan.

Undergraduates Gaining Research Opportunities for the Cancer Workforce (U-GROW) is a program developed and led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer in Los Angeles for students from the eight greater Los Angeles-area campuses of the California State University system: Cal Poly Pomona, Channel Islands, Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, and San Bernardino. 

U-GROW is an undergraduate research education program whose goal is to diversify the public health workforce. Through internships, mentorship, and training we prepare promising college students from communities disproportionately affected by cancer health disparities for research careers that promote health equity.



U-GROW was launched in 2022. Cohort 1 (9 students) interned in the summer of 2022 and Cohort 2 (15 students) interned in the summer of 2023. For summer 2024, they will accept a cohort of 15 CSU juniors and seniors. Read more here.

For more information, contact: Darrah Kuratani (Darrah.Kuratani@cshs.org)

To nominate a project or an outstanding stakeholder, click here.

2021-2025 State Cancer Plan Corner

February 2024 Cancer Plan Corner Highlight

Primary Prevention, Early Detection & Screening, and Research Chapters Highlight

Cancer Plan Reference: Chapter 5 Cancer Related Health Disparities. Causes of cancer disparities lie at both the individual and system levels. They include multiple factors such as access to care, provider bias, cultural barriers, inapplicable health models, systemic oppression, low socio-economic status, and other policy or environmental issues that compound on one another. The cancer burden is greater for socially marginalized and socioeconomically depressed communities, with greater loss of life, earlier death, and reduced enjoyment of healthy, productive lives.



Cancer Plan Reference: Chapter 7 Primary Prevention. To prevent cancer through risk-factor reduction by optimizing social and environmental support for recommended health behaviors. These behaviors include healthy eating, daily exercise, tobacco use

avoidance, limiting alcohol consumption,*Ultraviolet (UV) light protection, and recommended vaccination adherence.

Cancer Plan Reference: Chapter 8 Early Detection & Screening. In this chapter, the cancer plan narrates recommended cancer screening guidelines that can prevent many deaths from

cancer if positive screens are followed up with prompt and appropriate treatment. Early detection is an effective way to reduce mortality rates. Some cancers, if caught early, have a survival rate in excess of 95% five years after diagnosis. This chapter outlines the strategies to increase screening rates for lung cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, and melanoma. Further, informed decision-making in discussions between patients and their physicians is emphasized in the objectives relating to prostate cancer.

Cancer Plan Reference: Chapter 10 Research. The purpose of this chapter is to raise awareness of, access to, and participation in cancer research, with special emphasis on minority and underserved populations. Californians can inquire with one of the eight NCI-designated cancer centers in California to inquire about getting involved with their Community Advisory Boards (CAB) established in every center. These CABs include community members to provide input and help inform the work and research of the cancer center. In addition, Californians (especially minorities) can participate in community-based participatory research, which involves community members and stakeholders from the beginning stages through all aspects of the research process, (i.e., study design, implementation, study completion, and dissemination of the research findings). To strengthen the cancer research infrastructure, CCCP and its coalition coordinate a cancer centers collaborative that aims to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical trials.

Please visit the CDOC website to read more on the cancer plan's Early Detection and Screening strategies and objectives for cervical cancer in California. You may also access the chapter here.

Contact info: cdocshare@gmail.com

Federal Cervical Cancer Collaborative CERV-Net: A Cervical Cancer ECHO Learning Series for Safety-Net Settings (multiple dates)

March 1: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action: Indigenous-Led Solutions to Advance Health Equity and Wellbeing (due 3/1)

March 5: NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship Webinar - Partnership: A Mission and an Imperative for Health Equity-Focused Survivorship Research and Engagement

March 7: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Event - The Ways of Knowing Symposia

Mar. 9, 2024: California Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C4) - "Screen Your Gut - Save Your Butt"

March 12: Health Outreach Partners Webinar - Transportation & Access to Care: Implementing a Quality Improvement Toolkit For Health Centers

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health (open 3/13)

March 14: Public Health Training Center at Rollins School of Public Health - Seeking Health Equity: Understanding and Taking Actions on the Root Causes of Health Disparities 

March 26: Triage Cancer - Improving Access to Fertility Preservation

Resources Health Awareness Campaigns on the George Washington Cancer Center - Cancer Control TAP website!

American Cancer Society Leadership in Oncology Navigation (ACS LION)

American Cancer Society is excited to share an opportunity for your organization and teams to be a part of transforming cancer care through a new patient navigation training and credentialing program, American Cancer Society Leadership in Oncology Navigation (ACS LION). ™

Effective January 1, 2024, CMS created the first reliable reimbursement pathway by updating the Physician Fee Schedule to include services addressing health-related social needs:

• Community Health Integration (CHI) Services
• Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Risk Assessment
• Principal Illness Navigation (PIN) Services

To submit for reimbursement, the person providing the navigation services must be trained or certified in accordance with CMS requirements. ACS LION was developed to specifically meet CMS requirements and aligns to professional oncology navigation (PONT) standards. If you would like to learn more, please visit our website: Patient Navigator Training & Credentialing | American Cancer Society. The program is $495 per learner. Opportunities for program access assistance are available. For more information, please contact us at ACSLION@cancer.org or call 800-227-2345.

Job Opportunity: Cancer Support Community has an opening for a hospital-based Patient Navigator to read more click here.

Job Opportunity: City of hope has an open position for Manager - Center of Community Alliance for Research and Education to read more click here.

City of Hope – The California Cancer Care Equity Act (CCCEA) The California Cancer Care Equity Act (SB 987, Chapter #608, 2022), which took effect January 1, 2023, expands access to optimal cancer care for historically disadvantaged Californians by requiring Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCMCPs) to make a good faith effort to contract with National Cancer Institute-designated and other specified cancer centers so that patients with a complex cancer diagnosis may more easily access care at these centers. The law also authorizes Medi-Cal members diagnosed with a complex cancer to request a referral to any of those centers and requires MCMCP to notify all members of their right to do so. You may read more about it here.



Read about the National Cancer Plan! We know that our continued progress against cancer is the direct result of advances made possible by investment from federal, state, and local governments, along with private investment, and by the sustained efforts of researchers around the world and millions of people with cancer, their caregivers, and advocates. Read more about the National Cancer Plan here.

American Cancer Society (ACS) has recently published their 2024 Cancer Facts and Figures Report. This report provides the latest cancer data including estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2024 by cancer site and US state, current cancer incidence, mortality, and survival statistics as well as information on cancer symptoms, risk factors, early detection, and treatment.

Overall cancer mortality has continued to decline, resulting in more than 4 million fewer deaths in the US since 1991. However, this progress is being jeopardized by increasing incidence for 6 of the top 10 cancers as the projected number of new diagnoses tops 2 million (2,001,140) for the first time. These are just some of the findings revealed in Cancer Statistics, 2024. These findings are published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and its consumer-friendly companion, Cancer Facts & Figures 2024, on cancer.org. 

Lead Time Messaging Guidebook

The American Cancer Society’s National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (ACS NCCRT) has released their Lead Time Messaging Guidebook: A Tool to Encourage On-Time Colorectal Cancer Screening. It is intended to provide you with information and tools to motivate individuals at average and heightened risk for CRC to discuss screening prior to the recommended screening age to increase the likelihood that they will prioritize getting screened on-time for CRC. This guidebook is a culmination of findings from ACS NCCRT messaging-related research, relevant information from ACS NCCRT signature resources, and driven by concerning data reflecting increases in CRC in younger populations. This guide will support and catalyze current efforts to increase CRC screening rates. Learn more and access the guidebook here: 2023 Lead Time Messaging Guidebook - American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (nccrt.org)

Scout, Executive Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network and David Russo, Founder of Cheeky Charity, presented on the challenges faced by members of the LGBTQ+ community related to colorectal cancer screening and offered helpful strategies that could be used to achieve better outcomes. Both sessions highlighted available resources and promoted the value of collaborations and partnerships when working to reach people within their communities. These discussions are part of ongoing efforts by the Foundation to advance health equity and improve access for all individuals, as we work towards our vision of a world where cancer is preventable, detectable and beatable for all. 

• Want to know more about cancer and the LGBTQ+ community? Read the Prevent Cancer Foundation's interview with Scout to learn more about their work and the National LGBT Cancer Network.

Cancer Support Community Releases Report: "Addressing Health Equity in Supportive Cancer Care for Black Cancer Patients and their Families." This report is the result of a collaborative effort with UC Berkeley Public Health graduate students, involving research and a survey of local cancer patients and their families. Cancer Support Network team is also available for virtual and in-person presentations to discuss the report's findings and recommendations. Read more here.

The Indian Health Service adds SOGI questions and pronouns to its Electronic Health Record. CMS and ONC-HIT require certified EHR systems to capture SO/GI data. UDS includes SO/GI data elements, providing standardized information on health centers serving underserved communities. Collecting SO/GI data improves patient-centered care, fostering trust and better health outcomes for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals. Exciting progress in our journey towards equitable healthcare! This is a significant development for health equity as American Indians and Alaska Natives are the groups most likely to lack health insurance, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. SOGI questions are available here.

Statement from Prevent Cancer Foundation in support of President & Dr. Biden’s Cancer Moonshot. The Prevent Cancer Foundation® applauds President and Dr. Biden’s decision to reignite the Cancer Moonshot. Their ambitious goals to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years, improve the experience of people and their families living with and surviving cancer and ultimately “end cancer as we know it” offers an extensive opportunity to make progress in preventing cancer, detecting it early and drastically decreasing the number of lives lost to cancer every year. Read more.

CDOC is made up of a diverse group of stakeholders that engage in important and impactful work we'd like to showcase. We have a new process for submitting your trainings, events, articles, grant opportunities, and more.  

We kindly ask you to email us any content by the 15th of each month to cdocshare@gmail.com. If there is time-sensitive information (e.g. upcoming training) that you would like to share, we will do our best to include, but cannot guarantee that it will make the newsletter or announcements.  

Submission requirements: 

• Include a title
• Include the exact verbiage you'd like for us to include. Please do not include an attachment and ask us to share, a title and verbiage must be included.
• Include a contact person for any inquiries   
• Include any attachments in a pdf file if possible

We appreciate your patience and support at this time, and we look forward to your submissions.