The Michigan Cancer Consortium is a statewide, inclusive, broad-based partnership of public and private organizations that provides a forum for collaboration (i.e., communication, coordination, and the sharing of resources) to reduce the human and economic burden of cancer among the citizens of Michigan. The work of the Consortium is focused on achieving the Consortium's research-based, results-oriented top 10 priorities.
Membership in the MCC is open to organizations that have missions that are in line with the 10 priorities of the MCC. To become a member of the MCC, organizations must agree to:
Endorse and support the implementation of all MCC priorities;
Coordinate and collaborate within your own organization to implement strategies that address one or more MCC priorities, and/or
Coordinate and collaborate with one or more other organizations to implement strategies that address one or more MCC priorities; and
Provide annual reports about your progress and accomplishments with regards to the Michigan Cancer Consortium Initiative.
Any of the following types of organizations may apply for membership in the Michigan Cancer Consortium:
Networks, cooperatives, or health care delivery systems with cancer programs recognized by the American College of Surgeons
Health care/primary care delivery systems or practices
Health care insurance plans
Health care purchasers
Public health organizations (local public health agencies, etc.)
Trade/professional organizations
Health professional schools
Health research, evaluation, or continuous quality improvement organizations
Statewide or community-based organizations representing special populations, including survivors, consumers, and racial/ethnic groups
Through the dedicated, collaborative efforts of the stakeholder organizations that comprise the Consortium, Michigan is taking quantum leaps forward in reducing the very real burden that cancer places on the residents of our state. For more information about the Consortium, visit its Web site at www.michigancancer.org.
The Cancer Burden in Michigan: Selected Statistics - 1990-2007
This June 2008 revised report was developed by the Michigan Public Health Institute in support of the Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. It describes the cancer burden in Michigan in terms of morbidity and mortality and the human and financial cost associated with cancer to the extent to which data are available at this time. Five cancer sites are presented: breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate.
Download the entire report (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF document; file is 1.95 MB)*
Download sections of the report as individual files:
Section II:Selected Cancer Sites(including data for all cancer sites, as well as for breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers) (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF document; file is 1.21 MB)*
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Network (CRAN)- CRAN is a Michigan-wide network of individuals and representatives of groups, agencies and organizations that are interested in receiving and sharing information about colorectal cancer. It was developed under the guidance of the Michigan Cancer Consortium Colorectal Cancer Planning Committee in response to the Consortium's priority objective for colorectal cancer.
MCC Prostate Cancer Decision Web Site (
www.prostatecancerdecision.org
) - The Michigan Cancer Consortium Prostate Cancer Action Committee operates this Web site to help inform early prostate cancer patients. The site includes an easy-to-navigate Web version of the MCC booklet Making the Choice: Deciding What to Do About Early Stage Prostate Cancer in English, Spanish, and Arabic, as well as an interactive tool that enables patients to determine five-year survival rates using their prostate specific antigen (PSA) test results, tumor state, and grade. Web site visitors can download an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the Making the Choice booklet; they also can order it in a color-printed format or as an audio set containing one CD and one cassette.
MCC Screening Recommendations for Breast, Cervical and Colorectal Cancers
Summary
(revised March 2005) - document is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format*
Breast Cancer(adopted Novmeber 2004) - document is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format*
Cervical Cancer(revised April 2003) - document is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format*
Colorectal Cancer(adopted February 2005) - document is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format*
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