From left to right: Donald Henson, Susan Lowell Butler, Steven R. Patierno, Lucille Adams-Campbell, David Catania, John Lynch, Lawrence Lessin, Gregg Pane, Kathleen Wall. Center: Jeanne Mandelblatt

On April 19, 2005, Gregg Pane, MD, Director of the DC Department of Health, and leaders of the DC Cancer Coalition released the completed five-year DC Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan. The Plan presents a blueprint for cancer prevention and control for the Department of Health and healthcare providers in the district.

The Plan was developed by the DC Cancer Coalition, which is comprised of more than 50 local stakeholders, and with the support of the GW Cancer Institute (GWCI) and its Director, Steven R. Patierno, PhD., Donald Henson, MD, Co-chair of the Coalition, and Francisco Semião, MS, MPH, initiator of the Coalition and Plan, who are also from the GWCI and continue to be active in the implementation of the Plan.

Initial implementation planning will focus on four major cancers where the District has the highest mortality rates in the nation: colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer and smoking-related cancers, of which, the district's African-American population unfortunately bears the heaviest burden in these cancers.

From left to right:Francisco Semiao, Donald Henson, Jeanne Mandelblatt, Susan Butler, Kathleen Wall, John Lynch

You can view the Cancer Control Plan 2005-2010 by clicking on the link below, which will directly take you to the PDF document.If you have any further questions about the GWCI and its partnership with the DC Cancer Consortium ( http://www.dccancerconsortium.org/)please contact Dr. Donald Henson at: 202-994-2449.