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Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Approach to Cancer Control 3,4
Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch and the Delaware Cancer Registry fall under this bureau. Epidemiologists monitor cancer trends and report on:
• Cancer disparities
• Geographic distribution
Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists leverage relationships with other state agencies and programs to link data with resources such as:
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey
• Communicable Disease Bureau
• Tobacco Prevention and Control
Program
Advisory Councils4
The Delaware Cancer Consortium (DCC) is commissioned by the governor. Delaware Cancer Registry data is used by
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