The National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP) is a public-private partnership of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and a network of community hospital-based cancer centers from around the United States. The NCCCP is working to improve the quality of cancer care delivered at community hospitals and to enhance the level of cancer research taking place in the community More...
"Being treated at a hospital that has a research focus means that the care is going to be of a higher caliber, that the staff is going to be more specialized, and that I can be assured of getting the latest treatment."
Kathy M., NCCCP hospital patient/breast cancer survivor
Voices from the Community
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NCI extends NCCCP funding through 2014 NCI's decision to continue sponsoring this community-based program resulted in a limited competition among 30 NCCCP network hospitals. In July 2012, 21 of the community hospitals were awarded funds to continue program participation for two years. Progress from the NCCCP NCI launched the NCCCP in 2007 to explore the best methods to provide patients with access to advanced cancer treatments and early-phase clinical trials at community hospitals. Learn about the NCCCP's progress and best practices, and download practical resources for use in any community cancer center.
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