Most people prefer to be treated for cancer close to home in their own communities. The Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) was designed to engage community physicians in NCI clinical trials to assure that patients treated in their communities had access to quality medical care using the latest research results available.
The CCOP network conducts clinical trials for cancer prevention, treatment, and control, which includes symptom management, toxicity reduction, supportive and palliative care, and quality of life research. The CCOP network conducts clinical trials for cancer prevention, treatment, and control, which includes symptom management, toxicity reduction, supportive and palliative care, and quality of life research. Examples of findings from this work are in the Trials Results section.