Cancer Control Research
5U01CA093329-05
Fouad, Mona N.
DEEP SOUTH CANCORS COLORECTAL AND LUNG CANCER PDCR SITE
AbstractDESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
Detailed information on the quality of cancer care is lacking, especially
among special population groups such as minorities, low-income, and the
elderly. Our purpose is to conduct a prospective study of processes of cancer
care and patient-centered outcomes, in a population-based sample of newly
diagnosed lung (n=700) and colorectal cancer patients (n=700) residing in
Alabama and Georgia, with 40% of each group to be African-American. Our
multidisciplinary team of highly experienced clinical scientists,
epidemiologists, and behaviorists has conducted numerous long-term trials and
observational studies, such as the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian
cancer screening trial(PLCO)and the Women?s Health Initiative (WHI),
establishing an outstanding record of recruitment and retention success in
large, long-term, multi-center collaborative studies. Our team also includes
researchers from Morehouse School of Medicine, a partnership which expands our
targeted geographical area and will ensure our success in recruiting a large
sample of African Americans. We have developed a set of overall objectives and
general hypotheses, with an expanded, illustrative list of cancer
site-specific hypotheses related to the CanCORS objectives. From these, we
propose a set of core data elements to be collected, with the understanding
that all hypotheses and decisions regarding core data will be developed and
finalized by the consortium members during the first year of CanCORS. Lung and
Colorectal cancer cases will be identified by a rapid ascertainment system
conducted with the Alabama and Georgia State Cancer Registries and the Alabama
Quality Assurance Foundation (Peer Review Organization contracted by HCFA to
insure quality care for Medicare beneficiaries). In addition, A patient
resource network including major hospitals, regional cancer centers, oncology
groups, pathologists, patient advocates, gastroenterologists, and
pulmonologists was also established to promote recruitment and data
collection. Finally, we have available highly experienced staff and an
advanced infrastructure to support all aspects of the recruitment, follow-up,
and data collection and management activities required for CanCORS.
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