Welcome to the 5C
The Connecting Communities Cancer Control Coalition (5C) is a group of individuals working together to reduce the cancer burden in Calhoun and Kalamazoo Counties through community collaboration.
The Priority Areas of the 5C are Tobacco/Lung Cancer Prevention, Prostate Cancer, HPV, Colorectal Cancer, and Breast Cancer.
Support the 5C by Making a Contribution.
Get Involved!
Volunteer to Help
The 5C uses volunteers to help with a variety of activities. Visit our Volunteer page to learn more.
If you have any questions about the Cancer Control Coalition, please visit the Contact Us page on this site.
Meetings
The 5C now meets virtually via Zoom the first Wednesday of the month at noon. Please contact Michelle Redman for the link.
Did You Know?
Cancer Facts for 2026
Cancer Facts & Figures 2026 is an educational companion for Cancer Statistics 2026, a scientific paper published in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
These annual reports provide:
- Estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2026 by cancer site and US state
- Current cancer incidence, mortality, and survival statistics
- Information on cancer symptoms, risk factors, early detection, and treatment
Follow the link (in red above) for plethora of additional information such as
- People Are Now Living Longer After a Cancer Diagnosis
- 70% of people are surviving
- 4.8 million lives saved
- rates are increasing for many common cancers
- estimated number of new cases by state (click to download PDF)
- estimated number of deaths by state (click to download PDF)
Be sure to also visit our Did You Know page for additional tidbits of information, notes on the progress of initiatives, and just useful facts.