• Fostering and promoting the development and dissemination of informational and awareness resources on cancer: The Cancer Prevention and Control Program (CPCP) at the Naef K. Basile cancer Institute actively fosters and promotes  awareness material on various topics related to the prevention, management and treatment of cancer.

• Information resource hub on cancer: As such the CPCP aims to be an information resource hub on cancer. While focusing on the importance of cancer screening and tobacco control; the information the CPCP puts forward accounts for the most frequently diagnosed diseases, published local research, and tobacco smoking as a main risk factor.

• Resources developed by the CPCP are used in the program’s various community outreach activities and shared with collaborating NGOs: planned health awareness campaigns and events for the public whether for an adult public audience, schools or at AUBMC grounds for patients and caretaker families. After being reviewed by our medical specialists, booklets are published in collaboration with the patient education endeavour at AUBMC.

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The following resources are available in infographic and booklet form:

• Screening for Cancer: Lung, Prostate, Breast and Colorectal Cancers
• Cancer diseases: Bladder, Prostate, ALL, Lung, Ovarian, Colorectal Cancer, Skin, Testicular and Cervical Cancers
• Cancer care: From Dealing with Cancer, Implantable ports & Catheters to Chemotherapy
• Prevention and detection: Tobacco and Cancer, Healthy Living Preventing Cancer, Genetic testing for Cancer
• Covid-19 and cancer