Save the Date: 2012 National Cancer Conference
August 20–23, 2012

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CDC will host the 2012 National Cancer Conference in collaboration with other leaders in the field of public health. The theme is "Uniting Systems, Policy, and Practice in Cancer Prevention and Control." The purpose of the conference is to convene representatives from a wide constituency of local, state, territorial, federal, academic, national, and community-based cancer prevention and control programs to translate research to practice and improve public health. This conference will provide participants with information and skills building to—

• Apply strategies to expand the role of public health agencies and practitioners in cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation.
• Develop and apply strategies for an integrated and coordinated approach to reducing morbidity and mortality from cancer.
• Understand and use reliable research findings and data in developing interventions for comprehensive cancer control.
• Form partnerships and relationships with others that will assist in expanding the role of public health in comprehensive cancer control and enable the achievement of comprehensive cancer control objectives.
• Implement effective community interventions, as defined in the Cancer Prevention & Control chapter of the Community Guide to Preventive Services.

The 2012 National Cancer Conference will be held at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C. on Monday, August 20 through Thursday, August 23, 2012. To be informed when new information about the conference is available, please subscribe (full site) to receive updates via e-mail.

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