Minority Based Community Clinical Oncology Program

布朗克斯MBCCOP是仁慈圣母癌症中心现已建立的杰出且经验丰富的临床研究项目以及仁慈圣母医疗中心现有的广泛社区外展和初级保健网络的衍生物。该MBCCOP的目的是：1）开发一个以社区为基础的合作研究项目，为布朗克斯的初级保健和癌症医生提供NCI癌症预防和治疗临床试验的机会。2)教育和告知少数民族社区在布朗克斯关于癌症临床试验的可用性和重要性，通过使用社区外展计划在慈悲圣母医疗中心，以及其他癌症预防和筛查计划。3）改善布朗克斯的癌症护理，希望降低癌症的发病率，提高生存率，因为NCI的临床试验可以进入布朗克斯社区。这些目标将通过发展一个社区肿瘤学家和初级保健医生网络来实现，这些医生的实践基地是OLM或OLM附属诊所和医疗村。这些医生致力于参与其执业人群的治疗和预防临床试验。最初通过OLM社区外展方案对社区的额外参与将成为社区作为咨询理事会参与MBCCOP的基础。将通过社区外展方案和社区理事会促进筛查和预防干预工作。

The Bronx MBCCOP is derivative of the outstanding and experienced clinical research program now established at Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center and the extensive Community Outreach and Primary Care network already in existence at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center. The Aims of this MBCCOP are 1) To develop a collaborative community-based research program that will provide access to NCI cancer prevention and treatment clinical trials for both primary care and cancer physicians in the Bronx. 2) To educate and inform minority communities in the Bronx about the availability and importance of cancer clinical trials by using the Community Outreach Program at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, as well as other cancer prevention and screening programs. And 3) To improve cancer care in the Bronx, hoping to decrease the incidence of cancer, and to increase survivorship, as a result of making NCI clinical trials accessible to the Bronx Community. These aims will be accomplished by developing a network of community oncologists and primary care physicians whose base of practice is OLM, or OLM-affiliated clinics and medical villages. These physicians are committed to participation in therapeutic and prevention clinical trials for their practice populations. Additional involvement in the community, initially via the OLM Community Outreach program will form a basis for community involvement in the MBCCOP as an advisory council. Efforts in screening and prevention intervention will be facilitated through the Community Outreach program and Community Council.