The Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island is a broad based coalition of partners who have come together to provide input in the planning and implementation of programs and services around comprehensive cancer control. Comprehensive cancer control involves promoting cancer prevention, improving cancer detection, increasing access to health and social services, and reducing the burden of cancer.

The Partnership works collaboratively to reduce the burden of cancer for the residents of Rhode Island by:

• Educating and advocating on cancer issues
• Ensuring Rhode Islanders have access to care, prevention, early detection, treatment, and support services
• Promoting research

The Partnership has six workgroups:

• Prevention
• Detection and Screening
• Treatment
• Palliative Care
• Survivorship
• Surveillance and Evaluation

These workgroups collectively created the Rhode Island Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan and will continue to work to implement the plan.