Center for Cancer Prevention and Control

Each year, more than 33,000 Marylanders are diagnosed with invasive cancer, ​and more than 10,000 Marylanders die due to cancer. While the death rate from can​​cer in the United States has steadily declined since its peak in 1991, cancer continues to be the second leading cause of death in the United States and in Maryland, behind heart disease.

The Center for Cancer Prevention and Control is dedicated to reducing the burden of cancer in Maryland.​

The 33rd Annual Maryland State Council on Cancer Control Cancer Conference
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Anne Arundel Medical Center, Doordan Institute, 7th Floor, Belcher Pavillion
2000 Medical Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401

​Registration is open!

Participant and speaker registration will begin at 8:00am followed by a continental breakfast. The conference will begin promptly at 8:50am. 

Conference topics and presentations:

• ​AI Uses in Cancer Control - Panel Discussion 
• Recent Cancer Trends Across Maryland: Where You Live Still Shapes Outcomes
• Ultra-Processed Foods & Cancer Risk: Separating Science from Headlines
• Abeloff Award
• Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Maryland: Updates
• All Cancer Screening: Breaking Down the Silos
• Addressing Health Misinformation

​​Please use the following link to register: 
​https://www.eventbrite.com/e/33rd-annual-md-state-council-on-cancer-control-cancer-conference-tickets-1996447859290?aff=oddtdtcreator

Parking: 
Free parking is available for visitors for the Belcher Pavilion in Garage E. Entrance to the building from the garage is from garage levels G and 2 ONLY. Follow signs into the Belcher Pavilion. We recommend arriving early, as this garage tends to reach capacity quickly. Please find driving directions to Belcher Pavilion below. 

Driving Directions to Garage E
From Annapolis and the Eastern Shore
Route 50 West to Jennifer Road, Exit 23A.
Turn left at the light on to Jennifer Road.
Cross over Medical Parkway. Turn right at the Belcher Pavilion. 
Follow directional signs to GARAGE E. ​


From Washington, D.C., and Points West
Route 50 East to Parole, Exit 23. 
Bear right onto West Street.
Turn right on to Jennifer Road.
Before reaching the light at Medical Parkway, turn left at the signs directing parking to the Belcher Pavilion. 
Park in GARAGE E. 


From Baltimore
Route 50 East to Parole Exit 23. 
Bear right onto West Street. 
Turn right on to Jennifer Road. 
Before reaching Medical Parkway, turn left at the signs directing parking to the Belcher Pavilion. 
Park in GARAGE E.