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Evidence from a wide range of studies suggests that cancer patients diagnosed and treated in a setting of multi-specialty care and clinical research may live longer and have a better quality of life. The NCCCP pilot will offer more Americans access to research-based cancer care in their home communities by affiliating with the hospitals and clinics where most cancer patients already receive care. The pilot will make it easier to receive the latest, research-driven cancer screening, prevention, treatment, and palliative care services in a community setting. This is expected to improve treatment outcomes for more Americans.

During the three-year pilot phase, sites participating in the NCCCP will seek to bring the latest scientific advances and the highest level of innovative and integrated, multi-specialty care to a much larger population of cancer patients.

The program is intended to complement other NCI initiatives in seeking to achieve four major goals:
  • Expand clinical trials.
  • Reduce cancer healthcare disparities.
  • Collect, store, and share blood and tissue samples needed for research.
  • Explore the utility of a national database of electronic medical records.
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