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The Maine CDC Chronic Disease Programs
The Dempsey Center’s mission is to make life better for people impacted by cancer through personalized care, including counseling, support groups, nutrition, integrative therapies, movement and fitness, and more—at no cost.
Whether you or someone you love has cancer, knowing what to expect can help you cope. The American Cancer Society helps you find in-depth information on specific cancer types – including risk factors, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment options.
Breast Cancer. Org provides accurate and easy-to-understand resources covering all stages of the breast cancer journey.
The National Cancer Institute is a resource developed for breast cancer patients to explore breast cancer prevention, screening, treatment, statistics, research, clinical trials, and more.
The National Cervical Cancer Coalition helps women, family members, and caregivers battle the personal issues related to cervical cancer and HPV and to advocate for cervical health in all women by promoting prevention through education about early vaccination and regular screening.
A published report by the American Cancer Society of current cancer statistics in the US. The report includes risk factors, screening, incidence, survival, and mortality rates by state, race, and ethnicity.
The Maine Cancer Plan follows the cancer journey from prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, through end-of-life care; it lays out goals, objectives, and sets of actions we can take that are proven to be effective. Importantly, the plan seeks to improve the lives of all Maine people and thus recognizes that the impacts of cancer are felt unevenly by our neighbors across the state.
Take the American Cancer Society Cancer Risk Assessment to learn more about what factors might affect your personal cancer risk and actions you can take to help lower your risk.
Visit screenmaine.org to find information about the four most common cancers that can be screened for and resources that may be available.
Email: MBCHP.DHHS@maine.gov
Telephone: 1-800-350-5180 TTY Dial 711