Exploring Cancer in Colorado using a novel data platform: the ECCO experience

<b>Key Objective:</b> This work sought to develop ECCO (Exploring Cancer in Colorado), an interactive, easily-accessible data platform designed to visualize and understand diverse cancer-related data measures reflective of Colorado and its residents.<b>Knowledge generated:</b> ECCO integrates public data from sources like Cancer InFocus, State Cancer Profiles, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, visualizing measures such as socio-demographics, cancer risk factors, screening adherence, and cancer incidence and mortality rates at both county and census tract levels. The platform also incorporates location-specific data on cancer care facilities, health services, environmental exposures, and political boundaries.