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In 2006, 7,910 Mainers will be told, “You have cancer.” They will join the thousands of individuals in the state who are already living with the disease.   By the end of the year, family, friends, and co-workers will mourn the loss of over 3,000 people to cancer.   Unfortunately, there is no one in Maine who has not been touched by cancer.

Cancer takes a huge toll on Maine and its people.  For the first time in history, cancer is the leading cause of death in Maine.  At the end of the day, twenty-two Mainers will have been diagnosed with cancer, and nine will have died from the disease.  It is a significant public health issue in terms of personal suffering, increased medical costs, premature deaths, and loss of productive years of life.  However, the good news is that cancer mortality is on the decline so fewer Mainers are dying from cancer then ever before.

The Maine Cancer Consortium was created in 1999, bringing together people from across the state, from survivors and their families to those who have dedicated their lives to fighting cancer and its effects, to join in a coordinated and unified effort to significantly impact the burden of cancer in Maine.

For information on the Legislative Ask,  "An Act to Reduce Expensive Health Care Treatment and Protect the Health of Maine Citizens by Providing Early Screening and Detection and Prevention of Cancer, "click here