Robert A. Hiatt, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, is first author on the paper describing the project's early progress and collaborations.  The paper also presents a framework for systematically planning and developing a similar structure for community-based health projects.

The San Francisco Cancer Inititiative is targeting the five most common cancers which account for half of all new cancers in San Francisco: breast, lung and other tobacco-related cancers, prostate, colorectal and liver cancer.

Read the full story at uscf.edu or read the paper in Health Affairs.   Read more about the San Francisco Cancer Initiative (SF CAN).