SAN JUAN CITY MINORITY-BASED CCOP

癌症统计数据显示，少数民族人口 与美国相比，发病率更高，死亡率更高，生存率更低 白色人口。 造成这种差异的原因并不直接 明显的，但建议诊断延迟，依从性差，缺乏 进入大型癌症中心和治疗不足可能是一些 他们 NCI社区临床肿瘤学计划是一种研究工具， 可以研究少数民族人口并提供最先进的治疗， 癌症控制研究在他们各自的社区。 这将涉及一个 更广泛的社区初级保健提供者和专家 研究，从而提供教育和培训机会。 的 以少数民族为基础的CCOP将为加快 转让预防癌症的新技术， 患者累积和依从性。 P.R.的癌症人群表明 与美国大陆少数民族的统计结果相似。 是 本申请的目的是在以下人群中创建一个基于圣胡安市少数民族的CCOP 波多黎各医疗中心的三个机构。 这些机构 它的研究人员在癌症治疗和控制方面有丰富的经验 研究，有患者人群基础（大约。1600例新癌症病例）， 已经合作了至少10年，并希望 共同参与这个研究项目。 拟议中的圣胡安市 m-CCOP将位于P.R.医学中心 校长 该机构将是圣胡安市市立医院。 校长 研究者将是Luis Baez博士和共同主要研究者， 弗朗西斯科罗伯特。 三个组成机构共享各种资源 在癌症护理中，包括多名癌症专家， 预约和直接的病人护理职责。 几乎所有的癌症治疗 在肿瘤科病床和门诊诊所都有机构化。 有 在以下人群中实施临床试验的充分既往经验 三个机构共用一个数据库管理。 有一个 参与研究者和工作人员的坚定承诺， 学术和研究。

Cancer Statistics has shown that minority populations have higher incidence, higher mortality and lower survival when compared with U.S. white population. The reasons for such a difference are not immediately apparent but it is suggested that delay in diagnosis, poor compliance, lack of access to large cancer centers and inadequate treatments can be some of them. The NCI Community Clinical Oncology Program is a research tool that can study minority populations and deliver state of the art treatment and cancer control research in their individual communities. It will involve a wider segment of the community primary health care providers and specialist in research thus providing educational and training opportunities. The minority-based CCOP will provide an operational base for accelerating the transfer of new technology in cancer prevention and selected areas of patient accrual and compliance. The cancer populations in P.R. has shown similar statistical findings as in U.S. mainland minority group. It is the aim of this application to create a San Juan City minority-based CCOP among three institutions in the Puerto Rico Medical Center. Those institutions and its investigators have ample experience in cancer treatment and control research, have the patient population base (approx. 1600 new cancer cases), have been working together for at least 10 years, and have the desire to participate jointly in this research project. The proposed San Juan City m-CCOP will be located in the P.R. Medical Center. The principal institution will be the San Juan City Municipal Hospital. The principal investigator will be Dr. Luis Baez and co-principal investigator, Dr. Francisco Robert. The three component institutions share various resources in cancer care including multiple cancer specialist with academic appointments and direct patient care duties. Almost all of the cancer care is institutionalized at oncology beds and outpatient clinics. There is adequate prior experience in the implementation of clinical trials among the three institutions with a common data base management. There is a strong commitment of the participating investigators and staff for academics and research.