The Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. is a web-based resource for program planners looking for evidence-based cancer-control interventions. MassCONECT is a successful, established, community-based participatory research project, managed by the Viswanath Lab. The aim of PLANET MassCONECT is to link the vast resources of the P.L.A.N.E.T. to the existing, localized infrastructure of MassCONECT.

The goal is not just to publicize the P.L.A.N.E.T., but to create a web portal that will truly reflect local needs and concerns. Once the PLANET MassCONECT portal is created, with sections devoted to each participating city, representatives from community-based organizations will be trained to use it. This final step will make the intervention particularly sustainable.