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So let's get this show going here. Let's talk about the answer in general. You know, from your perspective, Sumita, cancer obviously is one of the major chronic diseases that we're facing in the country. Ironically, and maybe sadly, in the state of Minnesota, cancer is the number one cause of death in Minnesota.

In most other states in the country, it's second behind cardiovascular disease, heart disease, and stroke. So you want to comment on that a little bit?

In most other states in the country, it's second behind cardiovascular disease, heart disease, and stroke. So you want to comment on that a little bit?

So let me ask you as a follow-up to that, do you think that's unique for Minnesota? Or do you think that the similar problems as far as cancer reporting exist in other states as well?

So let me ask you as a follow-up to that, do you think that's unique for Minnesota? Or do you think that the similar problems as far as cancer reporting exist in other states as well?

Yeah, yeah. And then a quick one, and then Clarence, you can chime in here. Do we link our efforts that you know of, you know, even our statewide efforts that we'll get into in a second here, with other with other groups around the country? Like for instance, I'd mentioned like my daughter, she works at Dana Fiber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Yeah, yeah. And then a quick one, and then Clarence, you can chime in here. Do we link our efforts that you know of, you know, even our statewide efforts that we'll get into in a second here, with other with other groups around the country? Like for instance, I'd mentioned like my daughter, she works at Dana Fiber Cancer Institute in Boston.

So do we cross over with any of their initiatives at all or look at data together? Or is it really more state by state from what you know?

So do we cross over with any of their initiatives at all or look at data together? Or is it really more state by state from what you know?

Yeah, gotcha.

Yeah, gotcha.

So, you know, a few shows back, we had Matt Flory on the show, and he was talking about cancer screenings. And I noticed as I reviewed the plan, some of the objectives really focus in on screening, whether it be for breast, cervical, colorectal cancer, lung cancer screening, et cetera.

So, you know, a few shows back, we had Matt Flory on the show, and he was talking about cancer screenings. And I noticed as I reviewed the plan, some of the objectives really focus in on screening, whether it be for breast, cervical, colorectal cancer, lung cancer screening, et cetera.

So talk to me about screening from an objective standpoint, and then perhaps we can apply this to many of the objectives here. You're eight years into this plan already, okay? So how are we doing? So let's talk about screening first of all. Go ahead.

So talk to me about screening from an objective standpoint, and then perhaps we can apply this to many of the objectives here. You're eight years into this plan already, okay? So how are we doing? So let's talk about screening first of all. Go ahead.

so let me let me connect a little bit here so we just got done a couple weeks ago doing a similar show in the cardiovascular arena and they just finished the development of their new plan 2023 to 20 or 2035, I think. Okay. So this particular plan was developed in 2015. And I'm just curious with the cardiovascular side of the equation, this, their plan really focuses on community engagement.

so let me let me connect a little bit here so we just got done a couple weeks ago doing a similar show in the cardiovascular arena and they just finished the development of their new plan 2023 to 20 or 2035, I think. Okay. So this particular plan was developed in 2015. And I'm just curious with the cardiovascular side of the equation, this, their plan really focuses on community engagement.

Okay. So was that part of the, perhaps you can recall, was that part of the psyche putting together the, the plan for cancer or it has, community engagement as far as the objectives for this plan become more of a thing that's happening today than it did back in 2015. Do you recall at all?

Okay. So was that part of the, perhaps you can recall, was that part of the psyche putting together the, the plan for cancer or it has, community engagement as far as the objectives for this plan become more of a thing that's happening today than it did back in 2015. Do you recall at all?

Yeah, great. So, you know, a lot, there's like 19 objectives in the plan that I see. And a bunch of them. focus on prevention. So, and, you know, maybe we can kind of encapsulate them all, because I'm sure they all have some kind of a risk factor aspect to it. But, you know, like tobacco, obesity, vaccinations, radon, sunburn, and inboard tanning, salons, etc. So can you kind of