Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Why is TECH-Net needed?

• Rapid and significant advances in cancer care do not reach poor and rural populations
  • Cancer care is complex and involves multiple specialists and treatment protocols
  • Health care systems in rural areas are poorly designed and fragmented
• The Midsouth population has significant unmet need in the area of cancer care
  • High cancer prevalence
  • Large minority population
  • Socio-economically disadvantaged