State Cancer Legislative Database

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State Cancer Legislative Database Definition

The SCLD maintains information about state legislation and regulation addressing cancer-related topics, including tobacco, breast cancer, genetics, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, access to state-of-the-art cancer treatment, cancer registries, and selected issues related to diet and nutrition, employment discrimination, environmental exposure, and occupational exposure. The purpose of the SCLD is threefold; it provides necessary information: 1) for evaluating the effect of state legislation on public health and on the application of cancer control science, 2) for facilitating the application of cancer control science, and 3) for monitoring legislative trends that may reflect changing public attitudes and practices. (State Cancer Legislative Database Program)