Cancer Action Plan of Washington
The Cancer Action Plan of Washington (CAPOW), is a 5-year cancer plan for 2025-2030 finalized in October 2024. The Plan is a guide for prevention and control efforts to reduce the burden of cancer in Washington. The Plan includes goals, objectives, and strategies to address the broad spectrum of cancer issues.
Comprehensive cancer control programs allow communities to pool resources to lower the burden of cancer. This process works to:
- Reduce the risk of cancer
- Find cancer earlier
- Improve cancer treatments
- Help more people survive cancer
- Improve the quality of life for people who have cancer
The goal is to collaborate to identify problems and develop solutions to issues for the policies, systems, and environments around the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Working together helps us save resources and get better results.
Washington’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
We follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended priorities for cancer control:
- Primary prevention
- Early detection and screening
- Health and well-being of cancer survivors
- Evidence-based intervention strategy improvement
- Health equity
- Program evaluation
We couldn’t do this work without key partners, including:
Cancer Action Plan of Washington Statewide Coalition (CAPOW)
CAPOW works to share and align state cancer plan initiatives with community partners and all coalition members. Coalition membership includes people, public agencies, and private organizations that work to lessen the burden of cancer.
The Washington State HPV Free Task Force
The HPV Task Force is a group of representatives from various sectors, including Federally Qualified Health Centers, managed care organizations/payors, hospitals, primary care providers, government, tribal entities, and others involved in HPV vaccination and prevention.
The Northwest Colorectal Cancer Task Force
The Colorectal Cancer Taskforce is made up of people and organizations in Oregon and Washington who want to reduce the burden of colorectal cancer and related health inequities in their states.
The Cancer Survivorship and Supportive Care Professional’s Network
The network offers support, training, and education to help health care providers better serve cancer survivors by increasing survivorship support networks and strengthening psychosocial and physical services.