The pilot phase of the NCI Community Cancers Center Program (NCCCP) is testing the concept of a national network to expand cancer research and deliver the latest, most advanced cancer care to more Americans in their home communities.
NCCCP Goals: |
First-year Progress: |
- Draw more patients into clinical trials in community-based settings
- Reduce cancer healthcare disparities
- Explore standards for collecting and storing cancer research specimens
- Link to national computer networks for conducting research and sharing results
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- More patients are being enrolled in clinical trials
- Disparities are being addressed from screening through survivorship
- All sites have adopted a key standard for quality research specimens
- Joined ASCO’s electronic health records initiative
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| Progress Reports and Tools for Community Hospitals |
