|  | | | | Priorities | | The Minnesota Cancer Alliance is currently focused on the below four initial priorities outlined in Cancer Plan Minnesota. Each priority is listed followed by an example of an existing project:
- Increasing colorectal cancer screening
Conducting free colorectal cancer screening days and advocating for Minnesota's Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Act to provide funding for a free statewide screening program for under- or uninsured individuals
- Promoting policies to reduce the harmful effects of tobacco
Working with insurers, employers and purchasers to expand smoking cessation benefits
- Reducing disparities in cancer screening and treatment
Collaborating with health care systems and worksites to conduct screening and education interventions to reach the underserved
- Enhancing quality of life for cancer survivors and their caregivers
Partnering with health systems to improve continuity of care through the use of survivor care plans
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