Governor Announces Cancer Initiative

Article archive / June 2018

Originally published: . Volume 9, No. 6. Source pages: 3.

Gov. Launches Initiative to Improve Cancer Outcomes

On May 11, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a new partnership between health care, business, government and community leaders from across the state aimed at curbing cancer in Louisiana, which has the fourth-worst cancer outcomes in the US. The goals of the new efforts are to improve early detection, patient care, and outcomes, by aligning policies and practices across the state.


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