Abstract B02: Utilizing Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. to develop a colorectal cancer control plan
Authors: Percy-Laurry Antoinette 
Published: March 2017

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the US and accounts for the second highest cancer deaths among men and women. Scientific evidence shows colorectal cancer as one of the most preventable cancers, if detected and treated early. National efforts are underway to accelerate the uptake of colorectal cancer screening to 80% of eligible adults being screened by 2018. The Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. (Plan, Link, Act, Network with Evidence-based Tool) is a comprehensive web portal that can be used to inform the development of effective cancer control programs, providing an accurate profile of cancer and evidence-based interventions among the different population subgroups at the state and local levels. The P.L.A.N.E.T. web portal was used to demonstrate how to develop a cancer control plan to improve colorectal cancer screening rates and reduce disparities at the local level.

State Cancer Profiles, Research to Reality, Research Synthesis and Research-tested Intervention Programs were four resources utilized from P.L.A.N.E.T. to profile colorectal cancer and develop a cancer control plan for St Landry Parish, Louisiana, a large culturally diverse and historic area. A series of maps and tables were generated to communicate the geographic, SES and racial differences in colorectal cancer at the local and state levels.

The State Cancer Profiles resource provided rate/trend comparisons, mortality rates, historical trends as well as screening and risk factors data to profile colorectal cancer. Five Parishes, including St. Landry, showed higher death rates above Louisiana, but stable. High rates of obesity, smoking, poverty and lower education persist in the Parish. St. Landry also showed a colorectal screening rate of 46.7%, which is far below the new 80% goal. The Research to Reality resource provided statistical and anecdotal evidence, opportunities to collaborate and a colorectal learning community to help mobilize community resources and influence implementation of a cancer control program. The Research Synthesis resource provided national scientific recommendations and policy from systematic and evidence reviews on colorectal cancer. Thirteen research-tested colorectal intervention programs were available with 50% focused on the medically underserved that can be adopted for a specific population.

The results show the utility of Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. web portal when there is a targeted approach to improving cancer outcomes. A colorectal cancer control plan for St. Landry should include a focus on obesity reduction, smoking cessation and screening. Evidence-based interventions and other resources to reduce the risk factors can be accessed on P.L.A.N.E.T. The demonstration of P.L.A.N.E.T. shows how it can be used to elicit action from cancer control planners to set priorities, allowing for the development and implementation of effective cancer control programs in the areas most impacted in order to reduce cancer burden and disparities.

Citation Format: Antoinette Percy-Laurry. Utilizing Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. to develop a colorectal cancer control plan. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr B02.