A Tennessee coalition unveiled an ambitious cancer control plan this week that calls for easing disparities in cancer diagnosis and treatment, as well as promoting diet and exercise for cancer prevention.

Organizers noted that the 76-page document is designed as a blueprint for state efforts during the next three years to reduce cancer deaths and disability. It includes a foreword by Gov. Phil Bredesen calling for the plan's implementation.

Coalition members were in Memphis Tuesday to unveil the document during a meeting at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The group was drawn from health providers, government officials, cancer patients and advocates. Mid-South representatives included Dr. Robert Clark of St. Jude and Dr. Lee Schwartzberg of the West Clinic.

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