DC Cancer Consortium

OVERALL GOAL: Reduce cancer incidence and mortality, reduce racial and ethnic disparities in cancer treatment, and improve the quality of life of cancer survivors by

Improving access to care
• Merge the DC Health Care Alliance and Medicaid
• Secure sufficient funding for the combined Alliance and Medicaid programs
• Ensure every resident has a "medical home" for primary care
• Provide patient navigation for cancer screening and treatment
• Coordinate cancer services by linking clinics and hospitals
• Improve cancer-related transportation services
• Improve cancer patients' access to clinical trials

Increasing rates of screening, particularly for breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancers, and providing all necessary follow-up cancer care

Increasing public awareness of healthy behaviors that prevent cancer
• Reduce tobacco use
• Reduce obesity
• Increase regular physical activity
• Eat healthy food and avoid overeating

Advocating with the City government on issues and funding relating to cancer

Educating health care providers about
• Early detection of cancers
• Pediatric cancers
• Rehabilitation
• Palliative and end-of-life care

Improving the collection and use of DC data about cancer
• Improve quantity and quality of data collected about the Hispanic population

Educating survivors and caregivers about resources and follow-up care

Increasing awareness of and availability of palliative care and end-of-life care