Background
Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in Wisconsin. Improvements in cancer screening and treatment, and increased knowledge about cancer prevention has helped reduce the overall impact, but much work is still needed.
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Areas of the maps with blues or cooler colors have lower than expected mortality and areas with yellows, reds, and oranges or warmer colors have higher than expected mortality.
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Maps provided by Dr. Kirsten Beyer and the MCW Geospacial Shared Resource. For additional maps, please visit: https://www.mcw.edu/departments/cancer-center/community-outreach-and-engagement/cancer-in-eastern-wisconsin
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Initiatives
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The Community & Cancer Science Network (CCSN) is transforming partnerships to eradicate cancer disparities and achieve health equity in Wisconsin.
This work brings together researchers, clinicians, and community members to develop a shared understanding of the root causes of cancer disparities and develop research questions and social action agendas to address these causes. |
FUNDING: CCSN is grateful for the funding that allows this work to happen.
The Integration Hub, Research & Community Scholars, Collaborative Work Groups and Mammographic Quality Initiative are solely supported by Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment .
Understanding Prostate Cancer Disparities is funded by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
Understanding Cancer Disparities in the Transgender/Nonbinary Population is funded by a PCORI Eugene Washington Engagement Award.
The Integration Hub, Research & Community Scholars, Collaborative Work Groups and Mammographic Quality Initiative are solely supported by Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment .
Understanding Prostate Cancer Disparities is funded by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
Understanding Cancer Disparities in the Transgender/Nonbinary Population is funded by a PCORI Eugene Washington Engagement Award.
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Link to Publication for 2019-2020 Achievements
Community and Research Perspectives on Cancer Disparities in Wisconsin
Community and Research Perspectives on Cancer Disparities in Wisconsin
2020 and Beyond
The Community and Cancer Science Network continues its commitment to reduce breast and lung cancer disparities in Wisconsin through engaging a network of community and academic partners through a process to transform partnerships. These transformed partnerships are grounded in the principles of deep equity, systems thinking, and the integration of biology to policy perspectives and are focused on creating equitable, scalable, and effective solutions to eliminate cancer disparities and achieve health equity in Wisconsin.
The Community and Cancer Science Network continues its commitment to reduce breast and lung cancer disparities in Wisconsin through engaging a network of community and academic partners through a process to transform partnerships. These transformed partnerships are grounded in the principles of deep equity, systems thinking, and the integration of biology to policy perspectives and are focused on creating equitable, scalable, and effective solutions to eliminate cancer disparities and achieve health equity in Wisconsin.
