The mission of the New Mexico Department of Health Comprehensive Cancer Program is to promote the health of New Mexicans through comprehensive cancer prevention and control efforts guided by the goals and objectives of the New Mexico Cancer Plan. The Program collaborates with diverse partners to offer cancer education, information, and resources to the public and healthcare providers. The Program also seeks to promote health equity as it relates to cancer control in diverse and underserved communities.The Comprehensive Cancer Program seeks to reduce the cancer burden in New Mexico by supporting initiatives that span the continuum of cancer including promoting policy, systems, and community-level changes to assist people in making healthy choices to reduce cancer risk, improving the quality of life for people diagnosed with cancer, supporting and implementing evidence-based cancer control activities and fostering collaboration among cancer control organizations.
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