Cancer Control Program

Helpful Links

Cancer Control Program Partners

• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Page (CDC)
• Rhode Island Cancer Council (RICAN)
• Hospital Association of RI (HARI)
• American Cancer Society (ACS)
• American College of Surgeons
• National Cancer Institute - Cancer Information Service

RI Cancer Registry

• CDC National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
• North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
• The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results System (SEER)
• Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Cancer Registry

Cancer Planning Resources

• Cancer Control PLANET

Cancer Prevention

• CDC's Physical Activity Website
• Learn more about common Cancer Rates and Risks
• Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
• Check Your Cancer Risk at Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention

Cancer Screening

• Screening Recommendations from the American Cancer Society

Cancer Treatment

• Cancer Care
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Now You Have a Diagnosis, What's Next

Cancer Treatment: Clinical Trials

• National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Trials 
• National Cancer Institute's Clinical Trials: Questions and Answers
• The Rhode Island Cancer Council's Clinical Trials Index

Cancer Treatment: ACOS Approved Hospital Cancer Programs

• For more information on how the ACOS approves cancer programs, visit the ACOS Approvals Program
• For the latest information on ACOS approved cancer programs in RI, search the ACOS database

Hospice Care: Insurance Providers

• Aetna Life Insurance Company
• Aetna US Healthcare, Inc.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
• CIGNA Health Care, Inc.
• Coordinated Health Partners, Inc.  (HMO of Blue Cross Blue Shield)
• Medicaid, also known as the RI Medical Assistance Program
• Medicare
• Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
• United HealthCare of New England, Inc. 
• United Health Care Insurance Co.

Hospice Care: Hospice Care Providers

• Beacon Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc
• Care New England Home Health
• Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island - Central Office
• Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island - The Borden-Carey Building (Aquidneck Island)
• Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island - Philip Hulitar Canter - Inpatient Hospice Facility
• Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island - South Office
• Hospice at Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties
• Nursing Placement, Inc.
• The VNA of Rhode Island
• Visiting Nurse Service of Greater Rhode Island