MeritCare Hospital Community Clinical Oncology Program

描述(由申请人提供)：总体目标：通过参与NCI批准的临床试验，为离家尽可能近的患者和家人提供最先进的癌症护理。计划目标：1.增加NCI批准的癌症治疗临床研究试验中符合条件的患者数量。2.促进更广泛的社区参与，包括少数群体、妇女和其他未得到充分服务的人群，参与国家癌症研究所批准的癌症治疗和预防和控制研究。3.继续加强初级卫生保健提供者和其他专家与CCOP调查人员在癌症治疗和控制研究中的参与。4.提高数据管理系统/进程的质量和效率。5.扩大参与NCI批准的癌症预防和控制临床研究试验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Overall goal: To provide state-of-the-art cancer care to patients and families as close to home as possible through participation in NCI approved clinical trials. Program objectives: 1. Increase the number of eligible patients placed on NCI approved cancer treatment clinical research trials. 2. Facilitate wider community participation, including minorities, women and other underserved populations, in cancer treatment and prevention and control research approved by NCI. 3. Continue to enhance the participation of primary healthcare providers and other specialists with the CCOP investigators in cancer treatment and control research. 4. Increase the quality and efficiency of data management systems/processes. 5. Expand participation in NCI approved cancer prevention and control clinical research trials.